As the Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar warned Greece on Jan. 23 to stop arming the 16 Aegean islands close to Turkey in violation of international agreements, Ankara is now in preparation for new steps to counter moves by Greece and its partners in the eastern Mediterranean energy row. According to a high rank Turkish
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on December 15, live on TV that Turkey could close the İncirlik and Kürecik military bases to the use of the U.S. if need be, to counter the steps the U.S. might take against Turkey. The Incirlik air base, located near the southern province of Adana, near Syria border has
