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Erdogan wants presidential control over army
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wants the armed forces and national intelligence agency brought under the control of the presidency, a parliamentary official said on Thursday, part of a major overhaul of the military after a failed coup.Erdogan's comments came after a five-hour meeting of ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... 's Supreme Military Council (YAS) - chaired by Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and including the top brass - and the dishonorable discharge of nearly 1,700 military personnel over their alleged role in the abortive putsch on July 15-16. After the meeting, Erdogan approved the council's decisions to keep armed forces chief Hulusi Akar and the army, navy and air force commanders in their posts, making few changes to the top brass, Erdogan's front man Ibrahim Kalin told news hounds. Posted by: Fred 2016-07-30 |
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