The Turkish Government has agreed to a US request to use its airspace and ਍਀愀椀爀瀀漀爀琀猀 昀漀爀 愀渀礀 洀椀氀椀琀愀爀礀 爀攀猀瀀漀渀猀攀 琀漀 氀愀猀琀 吀甀攀猀搀愀礀✀猀 琀攀爀爀漀爀 愀琀琀愀挀欀猀⸀ ഀ

As a Muslim country and frontline Nato member, Turkish strategic importance ਍਀栀愀猀 最爀漀眀渀 猀椀最渀椀昀椀挀愀渀琀氀礀 猀椀渀挀攀 氀愀猀琀 吀甀攀猀搀愀礀⸀ ഀ

There are about a dozen grey American and British fighter aircraft and ਍਀琀爀愀渀猀瀀漀爀琀 瀀氀愀渀攀猀 猀琀愀渀搀椀渀最 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀栀椀洀洀攀爀椀渀最 栀攀愀琀 漀渀 琀栀攀 爀甀渀眀愀礀 愀琀 琀栀攀 一愀琀漀 戀愀猀攀 ഀ at Incirlik. ਍਀㰀倀㸀吀栀攀礀 愀爀攀 甀猀攀搀 漀渀 愀 搀愀椀氀礀 戀愀猀椀猀 琀漀 瀀愀琀爀漀氀 琀栀攀 渀漀ⴀ昀氀礀 稀漀渀攀 漀瘀攀爀 渀漀爀琀栀攀爀渀 䤀爀愀焀 ഀ imposed after the Gulf War 10 years ago. ਍਀㰀倀㸀ഀ

Turkey's leaders are still hoping that any military response will be limited ਍਀琀漀 䄀昀最栀愀渀椀猀琀愀渀⸀ ഀ

The government has already offered the use of the Turkish army to train the ਍਀愀渀琀椀ⴀ吀愀氀攀戀愀渀 昀椀最栀琀攀爀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 一漀爀琀栀攀爀渀 䄀氀氀椀愀渀挀攀 椀渀 䄀昀最栀愀渀椀猀琀愀渀⸀ ഀ

Turkish involvement would prove more difficult if targets in the Middle East ਍਀愀爀攀 愀氀猀漀 挀栀漀猀攀渀⸀ ഀ

The base at Incirlik could then be expected to play a much bigger role, and ਍਀吀甀爀欀攀礀✀猀 昀爀愀最椀氀攀 爀攀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀栀椀瀀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 眀椀搀攀爀 䴀甀猀氀椀洀 眀漀爀氀搀 眀漀甀氀搀 挀漀洀攀 甀渀搀攀爀 攀瘀攀渀 ഀ greater strain. ਍਀㰀倀㸀吀栀攀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀 椀渀 吀甀爀欀攀礀 氀愀爀最攀氀礀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀猀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀 愀猀 愀 瘀椀挀琀椀洀⸀ ഀ

But that support could easily turn to hostility if what are seen as innocent ਍਀挀椀瘀椀氀椀愀渀猀 椀渀 漀琀栀攀爀 䴀甀猀氀椀洀 挀漀甀渀琀爀椀攀猀 最攀琀 栀甀爀琀⸀ ഀ