Turkey plans to build military bases in Georgia and Nakhichevan

The plans for a Turkish military base in Georgia and a potential future Turkish base in Azerbaijan, perhaps in the Nakhichevan exclave between Armenia and Turkey, has prompted the mainly Armenian population of the Georgian regions of Javakhq and Tsalka to contemplate secession from Georgia and incorporation with Armenia. Rather than view with alarm Turkey's announcement that it is building at least three military bases abroad, the United States and NATO have welcomed Ankara's move as a contribution to stability. ......