Access denied, power cut at Turkey base used by US
An air base used by the United States forces in the alleged war on the Daesh terrorists has lost its electric power while local military authorities have closed movement in and out of it, says the US consulate in Adana.
In a statement released on its website on Saturday, the consulate called for avoiding the Incirlik airbase, located in the city of Adana in southern Turkey.
The statement followed a failed coup against the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan late on Friday.
“Be advised that local authorities are denying movements on to and off of Incirlik Air Base,” it read. “The power there has also been cut.”
It further called on everyone to “avoid the air base until normal operations have been restored.”
The consulate added that the Adana airport had been reopened but “flights to and from Istanbul and Ankara remain suspended.”
A pentagon spokesman voiced hope earlier in the day that the air base could resume its activities as soon as possible.
The closure has reportedly halted airstrikes by US planes allegedly to target Daesh Takfiris in Syria and Iraq.
According to US Secretary of State John Kerry, the attempted coup has not influenced Washington’s cooperation with Ankara within NATO or the coalition against Daesh.
More than 160 people died while nearly 1,500 others sustained injuries during the coup attamp, described by Prime Minister Binali Yildirim as a “black stain on Turkish democracy.”
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