They were put into an ox cart and taken to the main Turkish base at Chanak.

Washington hopes to use the Turkish bases in the event of a war with Iraq.

The statement stopped short of an explicit call to open up Turkish bases to the American military.

"We are definitely against the use of Turkish bases in this conflict."

He was calling from the Turkish base.

So does its apparent, if not explicitly stated, readiness to let the United States use Turkish bases if war comes.

A second, unnamed Turkish base is also being used.

In this period, Gölcük was designated as the main Turkish naval base.

In March 2011, the Turkish military base which included Karkemish ruins was cleared of mines.

Although Incirlik is officially a Turkish base, United States forces have been stationed here for more than 40 years.