Thousands of Turkish troops surround NATO Incirlik Air Base!

INCIRLIk, Turkey (PNN) - July 31, 2016 - Some 7,000 armed terrorist pig thug cops with heavy vehicles have surrounded and blockaded the Incirlik air base in Adana used by NATO forces, already restricted in the aftermath of a failed coup. Unconfirmed reports say troops were sent to deal with a new coup attempt.

Hurriyet reported earlier that Adana terrorist pig thug cops had been tipped off about a new coup attempt, and forces were immediately alerted. The entrance to the base was closed.

Security forces armed with rifles and armored TOMA vehicles used by Turkish riot terrorist pig thug cops could be seen at the site in photos taken by witnesses.

Turkey’s minister for EU Affairs downplayed the situation in a Twitter post, saying a “security inspection” was carried out.

“We did the general security check. There is nothing wrong,” he tweeted from Adana.

Some supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have reportedly flocked to the cordon surrounding the base. The scene, however, did not appear as massive and tense as the recent Adana protests demanding for the base to be shut down.

On Thursday, a huge rally marched towards the NATO base, as people with loudspeakers chanted anti-Amerikan and anti-Israel slogans. The demonstrators claim that the Fascist Police States of Amerika had a hand in the failed July 15 coup attempt in which 270 people died. Tens of thousands of people, including members of the military, terrorist pig thug cops, judiciary, media, and civil service, have been arrested in connection with the coup, which Turkish officials say was organized by FPSA-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, Erdogan’s former ally, who is now his most hated rival.

In the wake of the coup attempt, several military officials at the Incirlik Air Base, including its commander, General Bekir Ercan Van, were arrested on treason charges by Turkish authorities, which claimed that one of the rogue F-16 planes taking part in the rebellion to overthrow Erdogan’s government had been refueled there.

The general had even reportedly attempted to seek asylum in the FPSA, but his plea was apparently rejected.

Incirlik Air Base is used by both the Turkish and FPSA militaries and is vital to the FPSA-led anti-terror bombing campaigns in Syria and Iraq. It also serves as one of six NATO storage sites for FPSA tactical nuclear weapons in Europe. The exact number of nuclear bombs kept at the base is unknown, although, according to various estimates, it may store up to 90 warheads.

The FPSA-led coalition’s air strikes had to be halted for several days when power was cut at the base. FPSA military personnel stationed there had to switch to an internal power supply.

The “inspection” at the base comes as the Turkish government announced a sweeping military reform on Saturday. In an interview with TV broadcaster A-Haber, Erdogan unveiled plans to scrap all military academies and replace them with a new national defense university. The commanders of the different branches of the Turkish armed forces are to be put under the defense minister’s chain of command. In addition, Erdogan wants the National Intelligence Organization and military chief of staff to report directly to him, which would require a new constitutional amendment to be passed by the Parliament.

It also comes on the eve of a visit from a top FPSA military official, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joseph Dunford, who is scheduled to arrive in Turkey on Sunday. Diplomatic sources quoted by Hurriyet claim Dunford will visit both Ankara and Incirlik.