Reports Turkish troops have sealed off Incirlik US/NATO nuclear air base

The NATO air base and nuclear weapons store at Incirlik, Turkey. Picture: Google MapsSource:Supplied

 

TURKISH citizens and police have ‘surrounded’ the Incirlik air base it operates with the United States — and where a large stockpile of NATO nuclear weapons is held — ahead of a visit by a senior US official tomorrow.

Reports out of Turkey suggest all entrances to the air base have been blocked by heavy vehicles and police sent to secure its peremiter.

The unusual nigh-time move sparked rumours of a second coup attempt on Turkish social media, with concerned citizens rushing to the air base to join the blockade.