Necdet Özel

The Supreme Military Council (YA?) will convene for a regular annual meeting on Aug. 3 to discuss appointments and retirements in the top echelons of the Turkish Armed Forces amid ongoing cross-border operations in Iraq and Syria.

Turkey's Chief of General Staff, Gen. Necdet Özel, will pay a farewell visit to the main opposition leader on July 30 amid an ongoing military campaign against outlawed organizations.

Turkish Defense Minister ?smet Y?lmaz?s remarks about the results of the Sledgehammer and Ergenekon cases marked a turning point for the Turkish Armed Forces.

Turkish Chief of Staff Gen. Necdet Özel has taken a medical leave of 15 days, military sources have told daily Hürriyet.

The situation came out when Gen. Özel did not appear at the General Staff Headquarters on May 9 at a time
there are rumors of a military intervention in Syria. 

Turkish Chief of Staff Gen. Necdet Özel has taken a medical leave of 10 days, military sources have told daily Hürriyet.

The situation came out when Gen. Özel did not appear at the General Staff Headquarters on May 9 at a time
there are rumors of a military intervention in Syria. 

A broad police operation into the so-called ?parallel structure,? members of the Gülen movement that allegedly infiltrated the judiciary and security forces, was launched launched Jan. 20 as part of claims that they wiretapped and spied on figures including then-PM Recep Tayyip Erdo?an.