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Turkey’s army chief-of-staff and the entire military command have resigned in a row with the government about promotions for generals held in an alleged anti-government plot, broadcasters reported Friday. General Isik Kosaner stepped down after having met with Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan several times in recent days ahead of a meeting of the army’s high command which decides on promotions for senior officers. As well as Kosaner, the commanders of the army, air force and navy also quit, NTV and CNN-Turk reported, which is unprecedented in Turkey, a NATO member.
The authorities are holding 42 generals as part of an investigation into an alleged plot to overthrow the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the moderate offshoot of a banned Islamist movement. Senior officers in the army had been trying to get the imprisoned officers promoted despite their incarceration, but the government has insisted that they be forced to retire. The dramatic mass resignation has particular resonance in Turkey, which endured military coups followed by periods of repression in 1960, 1971 and 1980. In 1997, an army-led campaign forced the resignation of the country’s first Islamist-led government. The AKP has been in power since 2002.
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