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Old 20th May 2022, 22:05
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Ninthace
 
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Originally Posted by Flyhighfirst
NATO doesn’t have any facilities in turkey. The US does. Turkey in or out won’t change that. If you don’t think the US are paying a prime price for those facilities then you are mistaken.

You have to remember that NATO isn’t a physical entity. Countries do what they want with who they want. NATO is a fall back option.
That is not how the Turks see it. They think there are 24 bases there, or at least there were in 2013.
https://www.turkishnews.com/en/conte...ses-in-turkey/
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