Locator: 50924NATO.
This is a very, very big story but won't get much press for a variety of reasons.
It only caught my attention because we were stationed at Incirlike Air Base for two years, back in 1993 - 1994, or thereabouts. I truly forget the dates. I will have to look that up in my journals.
Regardless, it's a big story.
My hunch: the project is being "fully" funded by the US to ensure adequate jet fuel for Incirlik Air Base. I doubt Turkey is spending much of its own money on this project. Turkey is an incredible negotiator.
