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Turkish military top brass sacked to prevent political crisis
July 30, 2011 - 16:58 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The resignation of Chief of Staff of Turkish Armed
Forces Ishik Koshaner is a planned action of the Turkish authorities
to prevent the beginning of possible political crisis, Trend cites
Turkish political analyst Ismail Yasha as saying.
"The representatives of the highest ranks of the Turkish army have
recently made a lot of faults," he told Trend over phone. "In
particular, they interfered in the investigation on the overthrow of
the power in the country."
Yesterday, Chief of Staff of Turkish Armed Forces Ishik Koshaner
resigned after a meeting in private with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan. As reported by the Turkish media, Erdogan wanted to Koshaner
retired. In response, Koshaner resigned.
Along with Koshaner other three Land, Naval, Air Armed Forces
Generals, Erdal Jeylanoghlu, Hasan Aksay, Ughur Yighit asked for
retirements as well, local media reported.
The expert said that Koshaner's resignation was inevitable after 13
soldiers of the Turkish army were killed while clashing with Kurdish
rebels.
"This case shows that the Turkish army needs reorganizing," he said.
Separatist Kurdish rebels killed 13 Turkish soldiers and wounded six
others on July 14 in Diyarbakir province.
The case on investigating the details of the incident was transferred
from the army to the police according to the governmental decree. The
expert also thinks that after Koshaner's resignation, the ruling
Justice and Development Party's positions will be strengthened.
"The differences between the army and the government after the
"Sledgehammer" plan could lead to chaos in the country," the expert
said. "After Koshaner's resignation, the ruling Justice and
Development Party's positions will be strengthened and there will be
no threat of chaos."
According to the pro-governmental newspaper Taraf's assumptions,
Turkish Armed Forces prepared the "Sledgehammer" plan to overthrow the
government in 2010.
The expert also stressed that no political crisis is expected to occur
in Turkey in connection with Koshaner's resignation, as the population
of the country welcomes the resignation of Chief of Staff of Turkish
Armed Forces.
"The people welcome the beginning of reorganizing the Turkish army," he said.
July 30, 2011 - 16:58 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The resignation of Chief of Staff of Turkish Armed
Forces Ishik Koshaner is a planned action of the Turkish authorities
to prevent the beginning of possible political crisis, Trend cites
Turkish political analyst Ismail Yasha as saying.
"The representatives of the highest ranks of the Turkish army have
recently made a lot of faults," he told Trend over phone. "In
particular, they interfered in the investigation on the overthrow of
the power in the country."
Yesterday, Chief of Staff of Turkish Armed Forces Ishik Koshaner
resigned after a meeting in private with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan. As reported by the Turkish media, Erdogan wanted to Koshaner
retired. In response, Koshaner resigned.
Along with Koshaner other three Land, Naval, Air Armed Forces
Generals, Erdal Jeylanoghlu, Hasan Aksay, Ughur Yighit asked for
retirements as well, local media reported.
The expert said that Koshaner's resignation was inevitable after 13
soldiers of the Turkish army were killed while clashing with Kurdish
rebels.
"This case shows that the Turkish army needs reorganizing," he said.
Separatist Kurdish rebels killed 13 Turkish soldiers and wounded six
others on July 14 in Diyarbakir province.
The case on investigating the details of the incident was transferred
from the army to the police according to the governmental decree. The
expert also thinks that after Koshaner's resignation, the ruling
Justice and Development Party's positions will be strengthened.
"The differences between the army and the government after the
"Sledgehammer" plan could lead to chaos in the country," the expert
said. "After Koshaner's resignation, the ruling Justice and
Development Party's positions will be strengthened and there will be
no threat of chaos."
According to the pro-governmental newspaper Taraf's assumptions,
Turkish Armed Forces prepared the "Sledgehammer" plan to overthrow the
government in 2010.
The expert also stressed that no political crisis is expected to occur
in Turkey in connection with Koshaner's resignation, as the population
of the country welcomes the resignation of Chief of Staff of Turkish
Armed Forces.
"The people welcome the beginning of reorganizing the Turkish army," he said.