ANKARA - The Supreme Military Council of Turkey (YAS) convened under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at General Staff Headquarters in Ankara on Tuesday.
During its annual meeting, YAS will make decisions on promotion and retirement of several military personnel of Turkish Armed Forces (TSK).
Several other military issues will be high on agenda of the three-day meeting.
The council`s annual meeting will end on August 4th.
Besides Prime Minister Erdogan, General Staff Chief Gen. Hilmi Ozkok, National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul, Land Forces Commander Gen. Yasar Buyukanit who was appointed new chief of the General Staff as of August 30th, Naval Forces Commander Admiral Yener Karahanoglu, Air Forces Commander Gen. Faruk Comert and Gendarmery Commander Gen. Fevzi Turkeri and several other military officials are attending the meeting.