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President Erdoğan to chair Supreme Military Council on August 4
The Supreme Military Council, chaired by President Erdoğan, will convene on August 4 to discuss the promotion, retirement, and duty extension procedures of generals, admirals, and colonels.
The Supreme Military Council (YAŞ) is set to meet on August 4, chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
As is tradition, the Council's work is expected to commence after YAŞ members, under President Erdoğan's leadership, visit Anıtkabir.
The meeting at the Presidential Complex will be attended by:
- Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz
- Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler
- Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan
- Minister of Interior Mustafa Çiftçi
- Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek
- Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin
- Chief of General Staff General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu
- Commander of the Naval Forces Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu
- Commander of the Air Force General Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu
- Commander of the Land Forces General Metin Tokel
Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek, Minister of Interior Mustafa Çiftçi, and Commander of the Land Forces General Metin Tokel will attend the meeting as YAŞ members for the first time.
The meeting will address the promotion, retirement, and duty extension procedures for generals, admirals, and colonels. The deliberations are expected to be completed within a single day.
The Council's decisions will be implemented following President Erdoğan's approval.
The terms of Chief of General Staff General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu and Commander of the Land Forces General Metin Tokel, who took office last year, are ongoing.
The tenures of Commander of the Naval Forces Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu and Commander of the Air Force General Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu, whose terms are expiring, are expected to be extended.
In the event of their retirement, Fleet Commander Admiral Kadir Yıldız is named for the Naval Forces Command, and Combatant Air Force Commander General Rafet Dalkıran for the Air Force Command.
The YAŞ meeting will also assess the promotion of lieutenant generals Zorlu Topaloğlu (Land Forces), İsmail Günaydın, Erdoğan Gür, and İsmail Üner (Air Force) to the next rank.
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