Outraged by a resolution passed in the U.S. Senate labelling Ottoman-era ethnic cleansing of Armenians during WWI as an official genocide, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is threatening to shut down two bases in Turkey where U.S. soldiers are stationed 'if necessary'. 'If necessary
Outraged by a resolution passed in the U.S. Senate labelling Ottoman-era ethnic cleansing of Armenians during WWI as an official genocide, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is threatening to shut down two bases in Turkey where U.S. soldiers are stationed"if necessary".
Erdogan was reacting to last week's unanimous Senate resolution acknowledging Armenian claims on the events that transpired in 1915. Threats to close American military facilities in Turkey, including the Incirlik air base, a key staging post for U.S. air operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, and the Kurecik base, a separate facility that hosts key U.S. Army radar used for NATO missile defense in Europe, have become a predictable hand that Turkey repeatedly plays.
Despite President Trump's repeated and enthusiastic support of Erdogan, these threats from Turkey are indicative of worsening relations between Washington and Ankara. Trump is in awe of Erdogan and openly compliments him and his combative ruling style, referring to him as"a tough guy who deserves respect," calling him"a friend" and a"hell of a leader.
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