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Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar on Nov. 21 went to the Russian resort of Sochi to meet with his Russian and Iranian counterparts, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Turkey’s Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar on has urged allies over the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), criticizing some countries for regarding the terrorist group as a charitable religious organization.

Turkey's alliance with NATO should not be undermined, Turkish military chief Gen. Hulusi Akar said on Nov. 18.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held an unscheduled meeting with Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar in Istanbul on Nov. 12.

Iraqi military chief arrived in Ankara on Sept. 23 to meet Turkish Chief of Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Iraqi Army Chief of Staff Gen. Othman al-Ghanimi and Gen. Akar held their meeting at General Staff headquarters in Ankara.

The historic referendum that will take place in northern Iraq's Kurdistan region is what Turkey has been denying for decades. Now that the decision is at the door, Turkish officials are halfheartedly making angry statements about a possible independent Kurdish state. But while the Turkish Armed Forces are carrying out an exercise on the border, Turkey's top soldier Gen.

Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar met his U.S. counterpart Joseph Dunford on the sidelines of the annual meeting of NATO's Military Committee in the Albanian capital of Tirana. 

Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar visited a unit on the border with Syria in the southeastern province of Gaziantep on Sept. 1 on the first day of Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) holiday.

Agriculture and Livestock Minister Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba accompanied Akar during the visit, greeting soldiers on duty at the 8th border command in the town of Birecik in Gaziantep.

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lawmaker Şaban Dişli, a member of the party's Central Decision and Executive Board, has been assigned as a chief adviser to the AKP headquarters. 

Dişli's brother, former general Mehmet Dişli, is one the key suspects of the July 15 coup attempt.

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) will continue to support Afghanistan as part of NATO's mandate in the country, Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar stated on Aug. 23.