Yildirim: Akinci airbase to be shut down

The Akinci Air Base near the Turkish capital of Ankara that served as the de-facto headquarters for attempted coup plotters will be shut down, the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said.

"This Akinci base, which nested the traitors, will be closed and we will turn it into a place for our martyrs who died for democracy during the coup attempt," Sputnik cited Yildirim as saying.