Five hundred and eighty six colonels have been fired from the Turkish Armed Forces by the decision of the Supreme Military Council of the country, news agency "Anadolu" reported on Tuesday. According to the same source, the service term for 434 colonels has been extended by two years. This decision approved the Turkish President Erdogan.
At the same time, Erdogan decided to reduce the period of service of officers up to 28 years to reduce the number of military who have higher ranks, reported the Turkish Ministry of Defense. After trying the coup authorities have begun mass purges of the state apparatus and private structures from members of "terrorist organizations by Fetullah" (FETO.) As a result of these measures currently under arrest are 16.00 people accused of links with Gülen. More than 6.000 people have been detained, and another 7.5 million are under house arrest. More than 81,000 state employees were suspended, or dismissed from work. More than three thousand troops, including 150 generals and admirals, lost their titles and positions in the Armed Forces. The attempt of coup d'etat has been made in Turkey at night on July 16th. -02D-
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Three members of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) have been detained over the past two days.
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The losses in Azerbaijan’s defense and security sector for the first 11 months of 2024 amounted to at least 50 people. Of these, 48 were non-combat losses. Two other military personnel died after being injured during an anti-terrorist operation in Karabakh in September 2023, remaining in a coma for an extended period, reports the Caspian Defense Studies Institute.
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Several dozen employees of Georgia’s Ministry of Defense have declared their commitment to the course of EU and NATO membership, calling it the only path to the country's security. They issued a joint statement against the backdrop of the government’s decision to freeze negotiations on EU accession.
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A travel ban has been imposed on Samira Gassimly, the wife of political scientist Azer Gassimly. She herself informed Turan about this. On November 30, she was not allowed to depart from Baku airport for an overseas business trip.
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