Given a refusal to him to the west
Bekir Erjan van. Photo: www.incirlik.af.mil The commander of the Turkish air base of Indjirlik, General Bekir Erjan Van, tried to contact the American authorities at the weekend, seeking to provide political asylum, but he was refused. It is reported by The New York Times with reference to an unnamed informed source. On Sunday, it became known that Van was detained in Turkey in the case of a coup on July 15.