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Turkey has fired hundreds of its senior military - representatives at NATO both in Europe and the USA after the unsuccessful coup attempt on July 15, showed documents to which Reuters has secured access.

This means that the subsequent purge has affected some of the most  well-prepared cadres in the army.

Turkey has fired hundreds of senior military staff serving at NATO in Europe and the United States following the failed July 15 coup, documents seen by Reuters show.

In a classified military dispatch, 149 military envoys posted to NATO centers in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Britain were ordered on Sept. 27 to return to Turkey within three days. 

Deputy Defense Minister Dimitris Vitsas described Monday the presence of Turkish Navy submarines in Greek territorial waters last month as an "unacceptable tactic."

The 31st contingent of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria returned to the country on October 7 after successful participation in NATO's mission in Afghanistan Resolute Support.

The contingent was greeted at Sofia Airport by the Chief of Staff of Allied Command Commodore Dimitar Yordanov.

​A German lawmaker, who was among the group of parliamentarians visiting German troops at the Turkish air base İncirlik after a ban was recently lifted, has said the visit paved the way for the German Parliament to vote to extend the deployment of nearly 240 German troops stationed at the base. 

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has expressed his "deep concern" to a top NATO commander over recent comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that appeared to question a historic treaty that set the borders of modern Turkey, Kathimerini understands.

NATO officials have refrained from commenting on a statement by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, who on Sunday said the country might end its military presence in Afghanistan.

"Bulgaria is a valuable ally with important contribution to common security," the Bulgarian National Radio quotes NATO's headquarters as saying.

Only half-an-hour drive away from the city center of Amman, Jordan, a state-of-the-art center of excellence meets you in a secluded location on a vast terrain surrounded by high hills, specially equipped for the training of Special Forces and military units, particularly from Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries. 

Only half-an-hour drive away from the city center of Amman, Jordan, a state-of-the-art center of excellence meets you in a secluded location on a vast terrain surrounded by high hills, specially equipped for the training of Special Forces and military units, particularly from Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries. 

NATO is planning to deploy surveillance aircrafts to support the international coalition's ongoing fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) before the end of October, a senior official has said.