A massive number of Turkish citizens are now protesting the US being at the Turkish Incirlik air-base that houses NATO force. The US operates out of Incirlik and holds at least 50 nuclear devices at the base.
The US State Department just issued a travel warning two days ago where they authorized “the voluntary departure of family members of employees posted to the U.S. Embassy in Ankara and U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey.”
Erdogan has been blaming his coup on the US since we haven’t turned over Fethullah Gulen and many Turks now believe that the US was behind the coup attempt.
Police have been deployed to block the entrance of the air-base:
URGENT: Massive anti-US rally staged at #NATO #Incirlik air base in #Turkey https://t.co/VzqPWSp8Ad pic.twitter.com/kzGNCx7Xbm
— RT (@RT_com) July 28, 2016
RT – A crowd has been protesting near the Incirlik military base in Adana, Turkey. The base houses US and NATO forces.
Regional television has been broadcasting the rally.
Reports on social media suggest up to 1,000 people have gathered to support the rally.
Protesters have been shouting anti-American and anti-Israel slogans, according to an RT stringer.
Police have been deployed to block the entrance to the base, according to reports.
#Incirlik protest: Police deployed to block entrance to the base https://t.co/VzqPWSp8Ad pic.twitter.com/SIpQqjrvs1 pics embed @metesohtaoglu
— RT (@RT_com) July 28, 2016
Here’s the crowd burning a US and Israeli flag during the rally:
#incirliğeyürüyoruz canlı 11 pic.twitter.com/FRBwrUA8jo
— Anti Demokratur (@Antidemokratur) July 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/esmazahidey/status/758712853331382272
The rally is being broadcast live on Turkish TV:
#incirliğeyürüyoruz. pic.twitter.com/Bqdb55ayHz
— Hasan Aslan (@mukaddes_davam) July 28, 2016
Here’s more:
İnançlı kadrolar omuz omuza!#incirliğeyürüyoruz #incirlikkapatılsın pic.twitter.com/nxNeC2kEti
— H'Büşra ANGI (@TuruncuCay_) July 28, 2016
#incirliğeyürüyoruz @BarackObama … pic.twitter.com/QLjox8Bo9F
— fth (@brk5534) July 28, 2016
Teşkilatlarımız Kuklacıyı hedef almak için Adana/İncirlik üstün'de eylem gerçekleştiriyor.#incirliğeyürüyoruz pic.twitter.com/qhvxRDEewL
— Fatih Gençlik (@SPGencFatih) July 28, 2016
#incirliğeyürüyoruz canlı 2 pic.twitter.com/fT06DsjNDG
— Anti Demokratur (@Antidemokratur) July 28, 2016
Kahrolsun abd!#incirliğeyürüyoruz pic.twitter.com/4VaIyuvMJC
— Mücahit Türk (@McahtTurk) July 28, 2016