Incirlik Air Base
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INTL CONFLICTS
Importance of NATO’s Incirlik Airbase for Turkish-American and Israel relations; an issue of Middle East geopolitics
By Mehmet Bildik Constructed in 1955 with US assistance, the facility was NATO’s most important “southest wing” airbase during the…
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MIDDLE EAST
Security of Leviathan Gas field on NATO’s southern flank: an issue in Middle Eastern geopolitics
By Mehmet Bildik NATO has been an institution that has expanded its sphere of influence exclusively toward east which NATO’s…
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MIDDLE EAST
Geopolitical impact of Mosul Operation on NATO’s supremacy in the Middle East
By Mehmet Bildik Before World War I , Britain had enjoyed almost a century of unparalleled peace and prosperity. Despite rapid…
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ASIA
Importance of NATO’s Incirlik Airbase for Turkish-American relations
By Mehmet Bildik Turkey and United States have been close security partners for more than half a century. Their partnership…
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ASIA
U.S. nukes in Turkey
By Saima Ali The United States deployed thousands of shorter-range nuclear weapons with U.S. forces in Europe, Japan, and South…
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EUROPE
Post-coup scenario: Turkish president Erdogan to visit Russia on August 9
By Dr. Abdul Ruff One of positive consequences of military coup engineered in Turkey on July 15 is the realignment…
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MIDDLE EAST
Collective security important than sectarian alliance
By Mehmet Bildik Since Turkey agreed in July to let the United States use the Incirlik Air Base in order to…
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