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  • Modern Türkiye celebrates 100 years

    One-hundred years ago on Oct. 29, 1923, Türkiye declared itself an independent republic, and in commemoration of Republic Day, ceremonies, parades and other events will take place throughout the country.

  • DoDEA-Europe Team visits Incirlik AB Incirlik School Facilities

    INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Türkiye – Department of Defense Education Activity Europe Region leadership visited Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, 18 July, 2023. Dr. Michelle Howard-Brahaney, DoDEA Region director, and Dr. Charles E. Kelker, DoDEA Region chief of staff, toured the schools on base to assess the

  • U.S. Ambassador Jeffry Flake greets USAID volunteers arriving to Incirlik AB

    U.S. Ambassador Jeffry Flake, U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye, arrives at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Feb 8, 2023. Ambassador Flake visited Incirlik AB to greet members of the United States Agency for International Development’s Disaster Assistance Response Team, following a series of earthquakes that

  • Urban Search and Rescue teams arrive at Incirlik Air Base

    Two Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams and a critical aid package in support of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) response operations arrived by aircraft at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Feb. 8, to provide humanitarian assistance to Türkiye following devastating earthquakes that

  • A Pause for Atatürk, founder of the modern-day Republic of Türkiye

    In commemoration of 84th anniversary of the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first president of the modern-day Republic of Türkiye, the 10th Tanker Base Command and the 39th Air Base Wing paid tribute to Atatürk. Atatürk is credited with the birth and modernization of Türkiye and his

  • PHOTOS: Incirlik AB remembers POW/MIA’s, holds 24-hour run

    Service members and civilians gathered for a 24-hour run in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day.Attendees continued to run until the end of the event to remember and honor those Americans who were prisoners of war and those who served and never returned home.

  • Ask Mehmet: Victory Day & Annual Military Promotions

    Victory Day is a Turkish national holiday that's celebrated on Aug. 30 each year. It's the day of the final victory between national Turkish forces over Greek invaders in 1922.The Ottoman Empire, which was in power for almost 600 years, was facing defeat during World War I. After the war, Turkey was