ANKARA: Ankara on Monday (Mar 9) confirmed a second ballistic missile was shot down by NATO defences in Turkish airspace, as Washington urged all of its residents to depart southeast Turkey over safety issues.
For the reason that US-Israeli attacks started on Feb 28, Iran has retaliated with missile and drone strikes throughout the Center East in a bid to hit US property.
To this point, Türkiye seems to have been spared, even if US troops are stationed at a number of of its bases, one in every of which is the Incirlik airbase, which lies simply outdoors the southern metropolis of Adana.
However on Monday, the US embassy in Türkiye mentioned it had closed its consulate in Adana and suggested non-essential employees to depart, with the State Division urging all US residents to depart the southeast.
“On Mar 9, 2026, the Division of State ordered non-emergency US authorities workers and US authorities worker relations to depart Consulate Normal Adana as a result of security dangers,” the embassy mentioned on X.
It referenced a State Division journey advisory saying: “Individuals in southeast Türkiye are strongly inspired to depart now.”
Barely an hour later, Türkiye’s defence ministry confirmed one other ballistic missile fired from Iran had been intercepted in Turkish airspace by NATO defence programs within the second such incident in 5 days.
“A ballistic munition launched from Iran and coming into Turkish airspace was neutralised by NATO air and missile defence property within the japanese Mediterranean,” it mentioned in a press release.
Some fragments from the weaponry fell in open territory within the Gaziantep space, about 200km east of Adana, inflicting no accidents, the ministry added.
Incirlik air base is a crucial NATO facility that has been utilized by US troops for many years which is situated simply 10km outdoors Adana.
