Senior appointments on agenda at military body
A navy sailor stands guard outside a briefing room during a Supreme Military Council meeting.
Türkiye’s top military committee is set to meet on Aug. 4 to decide on promotions, appointments, retirements and term extensions for senior officers in the Turkish Armed Forces.
The annual meeting is expected to begin after council members visit Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, before convening under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The Supreme Military Council will include Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Defense Minister Yaşar Güler, Justice Minister Akın Gürlek, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi, Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek, Education Minister Yusuf Tekin, Chief of General Staff Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, Navy Commander Ercüment Tatlıoğlu, Air Force Commander Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu and Land Forces Commander Metin Tokel. Gürlek, Çiftçi and Tokel will attend the council as members for the first time.
