Turkey’s Defense Ministry stated on Aug. 22 that seven army generals and admirals have requested their resignation, APA reported citing Hurriyet Daily News.
It added that their request had no relationship to the most recent reshuffle in the army.
“Seven of our generals and admirals in the Turkish Armed Forces requested retirement with their own consent. The retirement applications were approved on Aug. 18, 2017 after evaluation. The retirement works of the related personnel have no relation to the general and admiral appointments announced on Aug. 20, 2017,” the ministry stated.