The Russian air forces cannot use the NATO’s Incirlik air base, located in Turkey, said the Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmush on August 23, reported the Reuters. Turkey's deputy prime minister said that Russia has no right to use the base, since Russia " is not a NATO member ," reports the TASS.

The Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim , speaking about a possibility of using the Incirlik base in Turkey by the Russian soldiers , said that it is possible , if necessary. Ankara has already given a permission to the US , Germany, Great Britain , Qatar , and Saudi Saaudyan military air forces to use the Incirlik base in Adana. The international coalition aviation that fights against the IS  carries out air raids on the positions of extremists in Syria from Incirlik.