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Iran's chief of general staff, Major General Mohammad Hossein Bageri, became the first Iranian top soldier since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 to visit Turkey on Aug. 15. Bageri held talks with his Turkish counterpart General Hulusi Akar, but not only with Akar.

One of the top suspects in the key case on the July 2016 coup attempt, former Major General Mehmet Dişli, has said he was following the orders of Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar during events at the Akıncı Air Base, considered to be the command center of the coup. 

One of the top suspects in the critical trial on events at the Akıncı Air Base, considered the command center of Turkey's July 2016 coup attempt, has denied any links to the network of U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen.

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has appealed to the Ankara 4th High Criminal Court to become an intervening party in the case on the events at the Akıncı Air Base, considered to have been the control center of the July 2016 coup attempt. 

 Turkey has reshuffled land, air and navy commanders at an annual supreme military meeting restructuring the echelon under Chief of the General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar who will continue to lead the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) until 2019, writes Hurriyet daily news.

The Supreme Military Board (YAŞ) convened for a critical meeting under Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Aug. 2 to discuss promotions and expulsions from the military.

It is the third supreme military board meeting since the last year's failed coup attempt and the second with its changed structure.

By the time you read this article, another critical meeting in Ankara will have started. One year after the bloody coup attempt, this year's Supreme Military Council meeting seems to hold more importance than ever. The scenarios are limited but the signs are many. 

Turkey's Supreme Military Board (YAŞ) will convene to discuss promotions and expels from the army in a one-day meeting to be held on Aug. 2 under the leadership of Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım.

The decisions of the YAŞ will be announced after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's approval on the same day. 

One of the most interesting pages of the July 15 coup attempt is the long night lived at the Akıncı Air Base, where Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar was held hostage by the coup soldiers until morning.

As one year passed since the July 15, 2016, failed coup, indictments reveal the details of the events that unfolded on the night of the attempted takeover that left 250 people dead.

Dozens of indictments with thousands of pages have been prepared since the thwarted coup, with many citing Fethullah Gülen as the main suspect.