Turkey’s Leaders Move To Appoint New Military Commanders -- Washington Post
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s civilian leaders prepared to use an unprecedented opportunity this week to choose generals they trust after the country’s top military commanders resigned in protest over the detention of comrades facing coup conspiracy charges.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan convened the Supreme Military Council as scheduled on Monday despite the presence of only nine of the 14 generals who would normally attend the twice-yearly meeting to decide key promotions in NATO’s second-largest armed force. The meeting will run four days.
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More News On The Crisis In Turkey's Military
After Military Leaders Quit, Turks Question Power of Prime Minister -- New York Times
Turkish PM moves to consolidate control of military with own choice of generals -- Irish Times
Turkish PM, Army Meet to Appoint New High Command -- Voice of America
Turkey to appoint new military leadership -- Al Jazeera
Turkish PM Convenes Key Meeting After Mass Army Resignations -- Voice of America
Turkey: What if They Called a Coup and Nobody Came? -- Tony Karon, Time
Turkey: Military Resignation Strategy Misfires -- Eurasianet.org
The end of an era in Turkish politics -- Behlul Ozkan, Al Jazeera
After Military Resignations, How Emboldened is Turkey's Erdogan? -- Yigal Schleifer, World Politics Review