ANKARA - US Ambassador to Ankara Ross Wilson said on Monday that the United States did not ask for bases in Turkey.
Wilson answered questions of reporters when leaving Turkish Agriculture & Rural Affairs Minister Mehmet Mehdi Eker`s office.
When recalled press reports affirming that U.S. requested 3 naval bases in Turkey, Wilson said ``the United States did not request bases from Turkey and the news reports were not true``.
Asked when US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would visit Turkey, Wilson said Rice is willing to visit Turkey but the date would be fixed in Washington D.C.