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Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that Berlin may pull its troops from Turkey following a recent deterioration in relations. The chancellor’s latest warning comes after Turkey denied visas to German lawmakers who wanted to visit troops at the Incirlik air base, located near Adana in south Turkey. “We will continue to talk with Turkey, but in parallel we will have to explore other ways of fulfilling our mandate,” Merkel said at a press conference on Monday. “That means looking at alternatives to İncirlik, and one alternative among others is Jordan,” she said. …

[Original title too long: Erdogan Holding U.S. Tactical Nukes At Inkirlink Taking Control Of The Second Most Powerful Army In NATO And Is Hailed As Mahdi] Turkey, in less than 24 hours was occupied by ErdoganÂ’s pro Muslim Brotherhood militia and entered the U.S. base where tactical nukes at Incirlik are held. Period. Plain and Simple. Yet there are no headlines in any media that reveals this global catastrophe in this way. Why? Even the air base, which is used by NATO and stores US tactical nuclear weapons, has been invaded by ErdoganÂ’s militia. The militia entered the base in...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The State Department and Pentagon ordered the families of U.S. diplomats and military personnel Tuesday to leave posts in southern Turkey due to security fears. The two agencies said dependents of American staffers at the U.S. consulate in Adana, the Incirlik air base and two other locations must leave. The so-called "ordered departure" notice means the relocation costs will be covered by the government. In a statement, the military's European Command said the step "allows for the deliberate, safe return of family members from these areas due to continued security concerns in the region."

SNIPPET - QUOTE: YOU ARE HERE: Home > Reports > Consular Affairs Bulletins > Report Warden Message: Adana (Turkey) Consulate Attack, Updated Information CONSULAR AFFAIRS BULLETINS Europe - Turkey 3 Feb 2010 U.S. Consulate Adana released the following Warden Message on February 3: This Warden Message updates U.S. citizens regarding the gunfire near the U.S. Consulate in Adana on January 31, 2010. After further investigation it appears that this was an attack on the U.S. Consulate. Turkish police have arrested several individuals today in relation to the shooting. The U.S. Consulate encourages all U.S. citizens to maintain a high level...

SNIPPET: "ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkish police launched a nationwide crackdown on suspected militants linked to the al-Qaida terror network on Friday..." SNIPPET: "Those detained Friday's raids include a faculty member of the Yuzunci Yil University in the eastern city of Van, who is suspected of recruiting students at the campus and other people through the Internet and of sending them to Afghanistan for training, Anatolia reported, citing unnamed police officials. The suspect was identified by his initials M.E.Y. only. Anatolia said other suspects included some local leaders, university students, and people believed to be spreading al-Qaida propaganda."

Turkish police in the southern city of Adana have arrested a suspected female suicide bomber who was carrying nearly 12 kilogrammes of explosives, two handgrenades and 12 detonators. The arrest, which followed an anonymous tip, came one day after six people were killed and more than 100 injured in a suicide bomb attack in the capital Ankara. The suicide bomber allegedly had ties with the banned Kurdish separatists movement PKK.

ISTANBUL, Turkey - The United States on Monday moved its consulate in the southern Turkish city of Adana to a more secure building across town amid, a U.S. official said, citing security concerns. In June, a Turkish assailant tossed two bombs into the garden of the consulate, causing minor damage but no injuries. A U.S. official in Ankara said the consulate has been moved to "a more secure location" several miles away. The move had been planned for some time, the official added. The consulate move follows a string of suicide attacks last month in Istanbul that killed 61 people....