‘10,000 U.S. Troops due to Arrive in Incirlik’

But while discussions concerning the news continued, it was reported that preparations had already started in Incirlik, Adana. According to sources close to the issue, 10,000 troops are due to arrive in Incirlik, where the U.S. plans to establish an anti-terror base. The first military convoy is expected to arrive at the end of January from Germany. However, there has been no official confirmation regarding this report yet.

After withdrawing from Incirlik nearly nine months ago, it was reported that forklift and truck activity has picked up again at the base and preparations at 20 hotels, each with a 500 capacity, have started.

White House officials stated that troops in Iraq and Afghanistan would be replaced. Observers are calling this mobilization ‘the greatest military operation the U.S. undertaken since the Second World War’.

The Wall Street Journal reported that a new deal had granted the U.S. army a lengthy stay on Turkish lands. The Incirlik base was not used during the Second Gulf War due to parliament’s rejection of the parliamentary note.

Reportedly, forklifts and mixers can be seen modernizing the base, a process that began during the Second Gulf War, when there was no unusual aircraft traffic.