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...
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...
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...
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...
