Turkey Outlines New Role For Military -- Wall Street Journal
ISTANBUL—Turkey's government on Wednesday began laying out details of the civil-military order they want to see, making it clear even before a new command is announced that the country's next top soldier, Gen. Necdet Ozel, will face a tough job.
The government, backed by the European Union, has been battling since it came to power in 2002 to get the country's overbearing military, which conducted three coups since 1960, to submit to civilian control. With that battle now won, according to military analysts, Gen. Ozel's job will be to begin reform of a military deeply suspicious of the government driving the changes.
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