Saturday, July 30, 2011

Commander and Chief of the Turkish Army Resign

Commander of Turkish Armed Forces to resign along with the Chief of Staff of the Army, Navy, and Air-reported number of Turkish media.

The reason of resignation Gen. Isik Kosaner and the third chief of staff was still unclear.

But the resignation took place just hours after the court indicted 22 suspects, including several military officers-because doing internet campaign to undermine the government.

Turkey's national television station, NTV, reported that the generals had been asked to retire soon after resigned.

While the news agency said General Kosanier Anatolita resigned because he felt it necessary.

Military Council, which decides the promotion of senior officers, the new plan will have a meeting next week.

In the past few years is often the case with the tension between the military-led government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

And General Kosaner reportedly met with Tayyip Erdogan in a few days later.

General Kosaner was appointed as the Commander of Turkish Armed Forces have not been up to a year.

The military at that time proposed as commander Gen. Hasan Igsiz but rejected by the government because his name was associated in a plot that want to overthrow the government in 2003.

The plot was touted raised at military headquarters in Istanbul and took place shortly after the AK Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power.

They reportedly planned the bombing of mosques and provoke tensions with Greece in order to create political chaos so the military could take power.

A total of 17 generals and admirals have been arrested along with 200 other military officers on charges of trying to topple the government.

But the military insisted that it was more of a planning based on scenarios in the event of political unrest.

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