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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Gen. Buyukanit to hand over the reigns of Turkey’s top military post

"Gen. Buyukanit to hand over the reigns of Turkey’s top military post
General Ilker Basbug would officially replace General Yasar Buyukanit, who held the top post of the Turkish army, NATO's second biggest, on Thursday.

This handover comes at a critical time given the fact that Turkey's Islamist-rooted ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) survived from a closure case and amid growing tension in neighboring Caucasus."

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