Land Forces

Çetin Doğan, Turkey's former 1st Army commander, has criticized the recent statements of former Land Forces Commander Gen. Aytaç Yalman over the "Balyoz" (Sledgehammer) coup plot case.

A witness and a suspect in the Balyoz (Sledgehammer) coup plot case, both top commanders of the time, have engaged in a bitter verbal exchange, as the controversial case continues its retrial.

A new board of experts from Istanbul Technical University will reexamine the digital data in the Balyoz (Sledgehammer) coup plot case, according to an interim court ruling.

The previous expert reports on digital data in the case were rejected by the Anatolian 4th Heavy Penalty Court in Istanbul, and a new board of experts will reexamine the data.

The retrial of the Balyoz (Sledgehammer) coup plot case has begun, with retired former chief of Turkish General Staff Gen. Hilmi Özkök saying the coup rumors were “not serious” during his testimony on Nov. 3.

Özkök, along with former Land Forces Commander Gen. Aytaç Yalman, attended the hearing to testify at the Anatolian 4th Heavy Penalty Court in Istanbul.

Ankara aids Yazidis holed up against jihadists seeking to massacre them, dropping supplies on Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq The Turkish government airdropped humanitarian aid to thousands of members of the Yazidi community on Aug.

Turkey is the sole country conducting humanitarian operations for displaced Iraqis fleeing from jihadist groups’ violence in the country, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said.

Turkey’s Chief of General Staff is expected to be Land Forces Commander Gen. Hulusi Akar as the second possible candidate Gen. Servet Yörük retired in the latest Supreme Military Board (YAŞ) meeting.
At the same meeting, the retirement of commanders who will be retried in the Balyoz (Sledgehammer) coup plot case were approved.