Turkey and Germany: Souring Relations between Strategic Allies

... grew more vocal in demanding visa-free travel for its citizens and intensification of talks on the country’s accession to the European Union. Since late 2004, Ankara has enjoyed EU candidate member status. To join the EU, each candidate state needs to ... ... One that hosts foreign troops is doubly so. Incirlik Air Base is historically a key element of Turkey’s relations with its NATO partners, first of all the USA and the EU. It should be noted that Incirlik is not a NATO facility. Owned by Turkey, it may ...