Incirlik

Pentagon denies eyeing Greece as replacement to Turkey's Incirlik Air Base

The Department of Defense on Tuesday denied comments from a senator who suggested the US was building up its capacity on a Greek island as a replacement for its presence at a Turkish air base.

Turkey may close Incirlik, Kurecik bases 'if necessary'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says in a televised interview that Turkey may close Incirlik and Kurecik bases where US soldiers are stationed 'if necessary'.

US soldiers in Turkey embroiled in illegal adoption scandal

Revelations in Turkish media over an illegal child adoption scheme implicating American staff at the Incirlik air base in Turkey's Adana province has prompted a public inquiry.

Ankara delays permission for German MPs to visit NATO base in Turkey

In May Turkey authorised a visit to Konya but then revoked its permission due to increased bilateral tensions, said Rainer Arnold, defence spokesperson for the SPD, the junior party in Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition.

German withdrawal from Incirlik starts

The withdrawal from the Incirlik base, approved by the German parliament last month, marks a further step in one of many bilateral disputes between the two nations.

Berlin refuses Erdogan's request to address Turks, angering Ankara

The Turkish government, accusing Germany of double standards and making the decision to appease voters in Germany's upcoming federal elections.

Ankara says German MPs visit to Incirlik 'out of the question'

Tensions between the two countries reached a peak when German authorities banned planned meetings of Turkish ministers with representatives of its three-million-strong Turkish community in Germany ahead of the historic Turkish referendum.

Turkish US air base commander arrested over coup plot

General Bekir Ercan Van, the commander of Turkey's Incirlik air base, has been arrested over links to a failed coup against the Turkish government.