President Erdoğan appoints controversial top soldier as Turkey’s new defence minister
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July 9, 2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed Gen. Hulusi Akar, the Chief of General Staff, who is known as his controversial role in military coup attempt on July 15, 2016, as the new defense minister, as he announced members of his new cabinet after Turkey officially switched to a strong executive presidency.
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