At a meeting of the Supreme Military Council of Turkey, chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, it was announced that the chief of the General Staff General Metin Gurak was resigned. The commander of the Ground Forces, Colonel General Selchuk Bayractaroglu, was appointed to the post of chief of the General Staff.
, the commander of the 1st Army, Lieutenant General Metin Tokel, was appointed commander of the ground forces. The deadlines of the powers of the commander of the naval forces of Admiral Erjueta Tatlyoglu and the commander of the Army Army General Ziya Jemal Kadyoglu were extended for one year.
in accordance with these decisions, the number of generals and admirals of the Turkish Armed Forces, which is currently 316, will increase to 332.
by August 30, 2025