Turkey's military command resigns

Turkey's entire military command has resigned, including the country's top commander, General Isik Kosaner, said reports. Local Turkish media said on Friday the head of the armed forces, and the army, naval and air commanders had tendered their resignations to the government. Turkey's military command resigns Relations between Prime Minister Recep Erdogan's Islamic-rooted government and the military have been strained. The government recently arrested and jailed a number of active and retired officers, accusing them of an Internet-based plot to undermine the country's leadership, VOA reported. Deutsche Welle says the resignation came ahead of a key meeting that will address the promotion of dozens of detained military officers. In a farewell message to what he called his "brothers in arms," Isik Kosaner, said it was "impossible" for him to continue as top commander, unable to defend the rights of the men who had been detained. Some 250 military personnel are currently in jail, including almost a tenth of Turkey's 40 serving generals, reported Deutsche Welle, noting that local analysts said the move reflected "deeper tensions with PM Erdogan's non-secular government". Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, left, and Chief of Staff Gen. Isik Kosaner (Beta/AP, file)

Turkey's military command resigns

Relations between Prime Minister Recep Erdogan's Islamic-rooted government and the military have been strained.

The government recently arrested and jailed a number of active and retired officers, accusing them of an Internet-based plot to undermine the country's leadership, VOA reported.

Deutsche Welle says the resignation came ahead of a key meeting that will address the promotion of dozens of detained military officers.

In a farewell message to what he called his "brothers in arms," Isik Kosaner, said it was "impossible" for him to continue as top commander, unable to defend the rights of the men who had been detained.

Some 250 military personnel are currently in jail, including almost a tenth of Turkey's 40 serving generals, reported Deutsche Welle, noting that local analysts said the move reflected "deeper tensions with PM Erdogan's non-secular government".