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March 12, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.upi.com/print.cfm?StoryID=20030310-120746-5106r

U.S. Troops Move Through Turkey

(UPI) Officially, the Turkish government will not allow the U.S. 4th Infantry Division to land and transit from the Mediterranean ports of Mersin and Iskanderun until its parliament votes again. In fact, U.S. and Turkish generals are quietly cooperating to stretch very far the interpretation of the January agreement to upgrade Turkish bases and ports. That agreement allowed 3,500 U.S. troops ashore. But with a nod and a wink from Turkish chief of staff Gen. Hilmi Ozkok, a lot more troops have landed.

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