Radio Free Europe 12/15/2019
Turkey's president threatened to close two strategic military bases used by the United States and NATO if Washington imposes sanctions in response for Turkey's purchase of a Russia antiaircraft system.
The threat by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, made December 15 in an interview with A Haber TV, was the latest sign of worsening relations between Ankara and Washington.
"If necessary, we can close Incirlik and we can close Kurecik," Erdogan said in the interview.
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