Turkey could close Incirlik air base in face of U.S. threats: Erdogan

FILE PHOTO: Turkish President President Tayyip Erdogan attends a NATO leaders summit in Watford, Britain, December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

ISTANBUL - Turkey could shut down its Incirlik air base, which hosts U.S. nuclear warheads, in response to threats of U.S. sanctions and a separate U.S. Senate resolution that recognized mass killings of Armenians a century ago as genocide, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. “If it is necessary for us to take such a step, of course we have the authority ... If this is necessary, together with our delegations, we will close down Incirlik if necessary,” Erdogan said on A Haber TV.

Turkey can also close down the Kurecik radar base if necessary, he added. “If they are threatening us with the implementation of these sanctions, of course we will be retaliating,” he said. Turkey condemned the U.S. Senate measure last week. Erdogan suggested on Sunday that Turkey could also respond with parliamentary resolutions recognizing the killings of indigenous Americans in past centuries as genocide.

Someone should tell this autocrat he’s not that important and these threats are laughable.

Result of stupid Trump administration’s appeasement policy.

All this is nice and fun until you hear the U.S President saying Turkey has nuclear weapons and is ripe for regime change.

free man

About time too.. Turkey should not be a member of NATO whilst having a Rogue Regime.

He wants to compare what the US did to what they did. However, the US congress at least apologized and admitted it was wrong.

Devils minion.

🦃 must free Kurdistan

The Turks are war gods. It is not like other Arab countries. America, whose race is unclear, cannot know.

As long as the terrorist state US regime stay in the Middle east, terror, chaos, plundering and destruction will never end.. Celebrate 243 Years of “Profitable Genocide” African Slaves, Native Americans, Mexicans, Filipinos & many more...

Good.

Do it Mr. President.. Kick the US terrorist base out of Turkey.

This is great news. Take the lead. Other countries must follow suit asap.

Erdogan’s megalomania knows no limits. Threats and bartering belong to the bazaars of Ankara he is used to but they do not work in the western world. When the moment is right, he and his flock of 80 million will be made to regret every statement he made over the last 10 years.

Just get them out of NATO already.

Erdogan never do it. 😂😂😂😂

Many territories and dictator's got support by USA .gulen love USA ..USA ways

Turkey is punching way above its weights and relevance

It looks like Erdogan ‘s face is falling of his head, i think he needs a facelift ..

DrBiden

KBeds

SenSchumer

He is bluffing !

sfpelosi

They can try

Why are those stupid nukes even there to begin with? Just remove them and be done with this nonsense.

Means 'we need money'.

Exactly what Putin wants. lol

Never mind. Erdogan needs economic aids.

He repeatedly underlined the term “if necessary” and probably such necessity will never happen. We have grown whiskers listening to same threats over and over again

Do it Erdogan, you Putin Loving dictator. No friend of the U.S. wait an see how bad that move would affect your economy.

Threats ? This is only way to Turkey's independence.

wakeup

Good. US just lost Turkey to Russia and China. Who is next now? Trump is an expert in the art of “losing friends and alienating people”!

He really SHOULD recognize those genocides committed on US soil. The whole world should. They were over 150 years ago. Ergodan’s genocidal orders to slaughter Kurds is now and in the open. The world has witnessed and will not forget.

Close that shit. It's literally the only card they have to play now that they don't have the F-35.

Dünya lideri bu adam dedimi kapatır👑👑👑👑

Have all the warheads been evacuated from the base?

Maybe a big beautiful love letter from the grifter in chief will help

More Trump negotiating magic.

Dump Erdogan

He's establishing new Muslim air base through which one goes either paradise or hell.

Let them close it. We find somebody else

The walrus from Alice in wonderland

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