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Turkey’s Incirlik air base near the border with Syria. (AP)

Germany to Withdraw Troops from Turkey’s Incirlik Base

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 7, 2017 | Middle East

Germany on Wednesday announced that it was withdrawing its troops from Turkey’s Incirlik base as Berlin and Ankara failed to resolve a months-long dispute. The military personnel, Tornado surveillance jets and other hardware — deployed as part of the...

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German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (left) meets Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu at the Adlon hotel in Berlin on March 8 (Reuters)

Yildirim Cancels Meeting with Gabriel as Germany Announces Pulling Troops Out of Incirlik Base

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 5, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim canceled on Monday a scheduled meeting with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, following statements by the latter that Germany would withdraw its troops from the Turkish Incirlik air force base. Reuters quoted...

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The Incirlik air base in southern Turkey. (Reuters)

Germany May Move Troops after Turkey Bars MPs from Visiting Incirlik Base

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 15, 2017 | Middle East

Germany warned on Monday that it could move its troops elsewhere after Turkey barred its lawmakers from visiting a NATO base near the border with Syria. Berlin described as “unacceptable” Ankara’s latest ban on a visit to the Incirlik base in...

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Saudi Arabia to send jets to Turkey’s Incirlik Airbase: Turkish FM

Saudi Arabia Sends Troops and Fighter Jets to Turkey for ISIS Fight in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 13, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Saudi Arabia is sending troops and aircraft to NATO-member Turkey’s Incirlik air base ahead of the intervention against ISIS in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated to the Yeni Şafak newspaper on Saturday. “Saudi Arabia declared its...