"Kosaner made new Turkish Commander-in-Chief
Published on: Monday 2 Aug 2010, 21:16 by Fréderike Geerdink in Army, Stories
Written for: news agency ANP
ISTANBUL – Isik Kosaner will succeed Ilker Basbug as Commander-in-Chief of the Turkish army at the end of August. Basbug will retire as planned. The decision was made during the annual meeting of the Supreme Military Council, presided over by Prime Minister Erdoğan, as reported in the Turkish media on Monday."
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