Turkey Reshuffles Military Command

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey prepares to reshuffle its military command.
Officials said the Supreme Military Council intends to appoint 115
senior officers during its meeting, which began on Aug. 1. They said the
appointments would reshape the command structure of all services in the
military.
"This would be one of the largest reshuffles in the military in years,"
an official said.
The council began its meeting in wake of a Turkish court ruling that
saved the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, from being disbanded
on charges of promoting an Islamic state. The military council has been chaired
by Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, head of AKP and regarded as leading
the drive to reduce the power of the secular military.