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Germany, whose relations with Turkey have been strained by a series of rows, will decide within two weeks whether to withdraw troops deployed at Turkey's Incirlik air force base, a German Foreign Ministry official said on Sunday.
Roughly 250 German troops are based at Incirlik to help in the fight against Islamic State militants.
The failed putsch prompted a purge of the Turkish military, judiciary and civil service.
"We're still holding talks with the Turkish side about Incirlik and we will work on a solution until mid-June," said the German Foreign Ministry official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Turkish officials have told Reuters a visit by German lawmakers to the German soldiers at Incirlik would not be appropriate at the moment.
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN18O0EA
Roughly 250 German troops are based at Incirlik to help in the fight against Islamic State militants.
The failed putsch prompted a purge of the Turkish military, judiciary and civil service.
"We're still holding talks with the Turkish side about Incirlik and we will work on a solution until mid-June," said the German Foreign Ministry official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Turkish officials have told Reuters a visit by German lawmakers to the German soldiers at Incirlik would not be appropriate at the moment.
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN18O0EA
