Turkey may respond to Washington's sanctions over Ankara's purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems, including by closing the Incirlik airbase, located in Turkey's south, for the US Air Force, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday
ANKARA (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 11th December, 2019) Turkey may respond to Washington's sanctions over Ankara's purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems, including by closing the Incirlik airbase, located in Turkey's south, for the US Air Force, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday.
"We will assess the worst scenario and make a decision. If the United States slaps Turkey with sanctions, then the Incirlik and the Kurecik airbases [closure for the US] may be on the agenda," Cavusoglu said, as aired by the A Haber broadcaster.
Turkey has repeatedly expressed commitment to purchase the S-400, expected to become fully operational by April 2020 in the country, despite all the US objections.
