The announcement is characterized as a bluster because U.S. Pentagon officials themselves did not expect any Turkish move or statement involving Incirlik's base. And yet the Turkish Defense Ministry's announcement does not simply implicate Incirlik's base but refers to the Turkey-US Defense Treaty that WarNews247 had unveiled days ago. Turkish media are clearly saying that this is Ankara's response to the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. But the fact that Erdogan dared and raised the issue of Incirlik along with the weapons systems located inside the base, has caused alarm in the Alliance. It is known that the US has withdrawn 2/3 of the nuclear bombs from the base for reasons of " modernization”. "Invoking the Turkey - US Defense Treaty” "The Turkish Defense Ministry says that Turkey owns the Incirlik Air Base in Adana and the weapons systems located in it. Under the 1980 Treaty on defense and economic cooperation concerning the use of the facilities, Turkey and the United States make use of them jointly. "We allow you (still…)” This condition "allows" (!) in the US to make use of facilities. The Incirlik base is only one of 4 bases belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces. It's a Turkish base. The owner of the premises is Turkey itself. Our flag flies 24 hours a day. The 10th Air Refueling base of Incirlik belongs to the command of our Air Force in Eskisehir and is subordinate to the Air Force Headquarters. The command of the base fulfills its obligations and duties on the basis of the orders of the Turkish command. https://warnews247.gr/anisychia-gia-tis-pyrinikes-vomves-agkyra-i-vasi-tou-intsirlik-mazi-me-ola-ta-oplika-tis-systimata-anikoun-stin-tourkia-ethixan-tin-amyntiki-synthiki-me-ipa/