05 October 2016•Update: 05 October 2016
By Ibrahim Erikan
ADANA, Turkey
German lawmakers visited their troops at the Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey’s Adana province Wednesday.
The visit of Bundestag defense committee members lasted for five hours at the base, where about 200 German troops are stationed.
The lawmakers left Adana for western Izmir province after completing their visit at the airbase.
It was the first visit by German lawmakers to troops manning the Patriot missile batteries since Germany and Turkey had a falling out over a Bundestag’s vote that referred to the deaths of Armenian Ottomans in 1915 as “genocide”.
Back in June, Turkey blocked German politicians' visit to the base following the resolution in the German parliament. However, Ankara last week allowed a German delegation to visit troops at Incirlik in Adana.
