According to Shafaq news the official said: “The plan is to establish base areas for protecting our country, there are already more than 10 temporary bases there. New ones will be established.”

It’s noteworthy that Ankara launched operations in northern Iraq against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in response to what it said was an increase in militant attacks on Turkish army bases along the border between the countries.

Turkey’s military bases are active now in several states including Libya, Qatar, Syria, Northern Cyprus, and Iraq.

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