According to the appointment decisions published in the Official Gazette with the signature of President Erdoğan, to be valid from 30 August 2025; 32 generals and admirals were promoted to a higher rank and 61 colonel were promoted to general and admiral. 29 generals’ term of office was extended for 1 year and 478 colonel’s term of office was extended for 2 years. 2 generals were retired due to the age limits of September 1, 2025 and 43 generals and admiral staff.

Gen. Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu was appointed as the Chief of General Staff

Chief of General Staff Gen. Metin Gürak was referred to the retirement due to the lack of staff, instead of the Land Forces Commander Gen. Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu was appointed. The Land Forces Command was brought to the 1st Army Commander Gen. Metin Tokel. Naval Forces Commander Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu and Air Force Commander Gen. Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu’s term of office was extended for 1 year. The number of generals and admirals, which is 316, will increase to 332 as of 30 August 2025.

32 generals and admirals were upgraded to a higher rank

Lieutenant General Bahtiyar Ersay Gen. Lieutenant General Rafet Dalkıran at The Air Force Command; Major General İlkay Altındağ, Sebahattin Kılınç, Rasim Yaldız, Fedai Ünsal, Muammer Alper, Tuncay Altuğ and Ahmet Kurumahmut Lieutenant General; Rear Admiral Rafet Oktar at The Naval Forces Command, Major General Ergin Lieutenant General At the Air Force Command, Brigadier General Aydin Kilic, Suleyman Akbay, Tolga Genc, Gokhan Celik, Levent Sabahattin Guldagi, Cemil Sagcan, Nurettin Hakan Büyükçulha, Soner Ertuğul, İlker Ertuğul Durmaz, Eray Ungüder, Osman Akyildiz, Ercan Eroglu and Ahmet Hamdi Ataç major General, Navy Command of Rear Admirals Mehmet Savaş Eser, Aziz Bakıoğlu and Timur Yılmaz Zicaamirallik, Air Force Command Brigadier General Ertan Uzun

Terror -free Turkish Commission, given by all parties other than the GOOD Party, will meet at the Parliamentary Ceremony Hall at 11.00 under the chairmanship of the President of the Parliament Numan Kurtulmuş. All preparations in the hall, where the reception of the Assembly were completed yesterday. Tables and chairs were placed in the Ceremony Hall in such a way that the commission could work comfortably. The first day of the commission, which consists of 51 people but is not a GOOD Party, will work with 48 members. How many days a week the commission will work, which time to gather, the decision to be applied to the decision to be applied “5/3, 3/2 or 4/3” will be clear. What will be the name of the commission will be one of the agenda items.

The law of release of arms
The most important agenda item of the Commission will be the preparation of the law of arms. When terrorist organizations leave arms and terminate themselves, the provisions will be included here. The commission will focus on the rehabilitation of members of the terrorist organization descending from the mountain by leaving a gun. Experts will be prepared for the rest of the recommendations.

MHP Chairman Devlet Bahceli, in a written statement yesterday, Türkiye is free of terrorism and global calipers are now ineffective, he said. “Siege was split, regional and global caliper was removed and thrown,” said Bahceli, who wants to stop Türkiye, stressed that no external power can be successful.

Bahceli, 48 members in the Turkish Grand National Assembly “National Unity and Solidarity Commission” MHP will participate with 4 deputies announced. Although the CHP finds it positive to give a member of the commission, the process criticized the process of making it difficult with prerequisite. “Our commission is the Turkish nation,” he reacted to the criticism of the opposition.

Israel would carry the glass

In a statement, Israel’s actions in Gaza and Palestine condemned with harsh words Bahceli, “Israel has now carried the glass. Jerusalem and Masjid al-Aqsa are the common responsibility of humanity,” he said. He said that deterrent steps, including military intervention in Palestine, should be taken. A national responsibility

Bahceli called for national unity in the face of the US-Russian tension, the Ukrainian war and global instability. Stating that Türkiye is struggling for survival, Bahceli stressed that the target of “Türkiye without terrorism” is a national responsibility.

In Lenkeran, Azerbaijan, the 4th “Live” camp, organized jointly by the “Live” Foundation of the Republic of Azerbaijan and “Asan Volunteers” Organization, was completed. In the last week of the camp, which started on July 27, 18 martyrs from Türkiye met with his Azerbaijani brothers. More than 500 martyrs participated in the 7 camps this year.

Children from Türkiye not only accumulated fun memories during the camp; At the same time, they met with experts in their fields and participated in educational activities and carried out social trips with Azerbaijani peers. Duru Erdoğan, Aytuğ Enes Dökmeci, Muhammet Anar, Eşgin Alasgarov and Raşide Hüseyinzade, one of the camp participants, expressed that this camp, which strengthens the bonds of brotherhood, is an unforgettable experience for them.

It reinforces the strong bond between the two countries
The “Live” Foundation was founded with the Decree of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev dated 8 December 2020. The Foundation offers a transparent, effective and accessible platform to contribute to the social support mechanisms of the soldiers who lost their lives for the sake of the protection of the territorial integrity of the country.

8 -year -old Narin Güran, who disappeared in Tavşantepe Village of Bağlar district of Diyarbakır on August 21, 2023, was found dead in the Creek, 1.5 km away from his house on 8 September. After the incident, his uncle and the headman of the period, Salim Güran, was arrested when Narin’s DNA was identified in his vehicle. Then mother Yüksel Güran, older brother Enes Güran and neighbor Nevzat Bahtiyar were detained. Narin was strangled and killed and lost his life in about 1.5 minutes. On December 28, 2023, Diyarbakır 8th High Criminal Court, Salim Güran, Yüksel Güran and Enes Güran were sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison for his burial on Nevzat Bahtiyar. The decision was approved by the Court of Appeal in May 2025 and the file was sent to the Supreme Court. In connection with the murder, 19 people were sentenced to various imprisonment. The controversial Dara-2 Military Base Camera records were examined to Brilliant Forensic Investigation in India; Nevzat Bahtiyar’ın Narin took the bar and threw down. However, who was the killer and the reason for the murder has not yet been clarified. Narin turned into a social symbol in Türkiye.