Özel

Turkey's Chief of General Staff, Gen. Necdet Özel, will pay a farewell visit to the main opposition leader on July 30 amid an ongoing military campaign against outlawed organizations.

Everything seems surreal in the Turkish capital nowadays. 

President Tayyip Erdo?an has been presiding over the National Security Board (MGK) with an agenda to intervene in the civil war in Syria, but the military has been resisting - despite a clear government directive.

Villagers in the Aegean town of Y?rca have planted olive trees in the place where more than 6,000 olive trees were felled for the construction of a coal power plant in late 2014 even though locals had stood guard to prevent the destruction.

The top commander of Turkey has returned back to his office after a 15-day medical leave of absence, which led to speculations about whether a possible disagreement over military intervention in Syria was the real reason for his leave.

Turkish Defense Minister ?smet Y?lmaz?s remarks about the results of the Sledgehammer and Ergenekon cases marked a turning point for the Turkish Armed Forces.

On May 9 it was announced that Turkish Chief of the General Staff Necdet Özel had taken a 15-day leave of absence for health reasons.

The Turkish army and Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu have refuted claims that Chief of General Staff Gen. Necdet Özel left his office because of a disagreement with the government over military intervention in Syria, underlining he will be back to his job after recovering from a medical procedure. 

Turkish Chief of Staff Gen. Necdet Özel has taken a medical leave of 15 days, military sources have told daily Hürriyet.

The situation came out when Gen. Özel did not appear at the General Staff Headquarters on May 9 at a time
there are rumors of a military intervention in Syria. 

Turkish Chief of Staff Gen. Necdet Özel has taken a medical leave of 10 days, military sources have told daily Hürriyet.

The situation came out when Gen. Özel did not appear at the General Staff Headquarters on May 9 at a time
there are rumors of a military intervention in Syria. 

Turkish Chief of Staff Gen. Necdet Özel, along with other top commanders, visited the newly constructed Süleyman ?ah Tomb in its new located inside Syria on March 26.