Turkey’s Top Four Generals Resign After Erdogan Tension
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Turkey’s top four generals stepped down, the first such mass resignation in the country’s history, amid tensions with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan over alleged military plots to undermine his government.
Chief of General Staff Isik Kosaner asked to leave because he “deemed it necessary,” state news agency Anatolia reported in Ankara today, citing no one. The chiefs of the army, air force and navy resigned soon after, NTV news channel reported. Those three were due to retire at the end of August, NTV said. The lira fell as much as 1.3 percent and credit-default swaps rose 10 basis points to 193, data provider CMA said.