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The Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ) was regarded as a grave threat to Turkey, but no state institution could foresee that it would dare stage a coup and topple the Republic of Turkey, the country's top soldier has said, contending that the army took all necessary measures to foil the attempt immediately after it learned of a plot.

The Turkish General Staff has refuted claims that suspects of the July 15, 2016 failed coup attempt were "participating in a drill," in a report sent to chief public prosecutor's offices in 81 provinces, saying that the events that unfolded on the night of the thwarted coup were deliberate, daily Habertürk reported on March 2.

In a landmark move, the Turkish military removed the headscarf ban for female officers, non-commissioned officers and cadets on Wednesday, being the last institution in Turkey to do so.

A top Turkish military court has reinstated dozens of military personnel who were dismissed from the profession in relation to a 2012 espionage case.

The Turkish Armed Forces' (TSK) new amendment on employing civilian officers for military positions requiring specific qualifications will alter the superior-subordinate relationship as it will allow chief civilian officers to command their military subordinates, daily Habertürk reported June 16. 

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has categorically denied claims it cooperated with an organization affiliated with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) during the relocation of the historic Süleyman ?ah Tomb inside Syria in late February, vowing it will never take the terrorist organization as its interlocutor.

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) and the European Union are aiming to train 10,000 conscripts a year on issues such as human rights, gender equality and the protection of the environment during their compulsory military service following the success of an EU-sponsored that has already reached 2,000 soldiers.