Turkey Could Close Air Base Holding US Nuclear Bombs in Response to US Threats: Erdogan

Turkey Could Close Air Base Holding US Nuclear Bombs in Response to US Threats: Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a NATO leaders summit in Watford, Britain, on Dec. 4, 2019. Toby Melville/Reuters
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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.