[h=2]Analysis: Guney Yildiz, BBC News[/h]This agreement on Incirlik air base goes beyond providing the US-led coalition against IS with a geographical advantage.
Turkey has been in the coalition since from the beginning but was not fully cooperating due to its differing views over the Syrian crisis.
The Turkish government argued that the first priority of an international coalition should be removing President Assad rather than attacking IS. Having the Turkish government clearly backing the coalition brings extra political clout against IS.
The Turkish government, which has until the beginning of this year been accused of turning a blind eye by allowing IS fighters to cross its borders, was under huge international pressure to open the airbase.
The negotiations between the US and the Turkish government came to fruition as recent attacks by IS against Turkish and Kurdish targets added an urgency to the response.