“This has not been communicated to me before. For the first time I learned about this from the newspapers ... and therefore I need to talk with my colleague from the Ministry of Defense (Turkey. - RT ) to understand what they really had in mind and how serious they are, ”Espera quotes Reuters.
Erdogan said earlier that Turkey could close Incirlik and Kureggik bases for US troops if Washington imposed sanctions against Ankara.
The US Senate International Committee approved a bill to impose sanctions against Turkey for the purchase of Russian S-400 systems.