Supreme Military Council (Turkey)

The Supreme Military Council (Turkish: Yüksek Askerî Şûra, YAŞ) is a committee in the Turkish Armed Forces. It convenes annually to determine the military's agenda. It was restructured in 2018.[1][2]

It is formed under the chairpersonship of the President, Vice President, Ministers of Justice, Interior, Foreign Affair, Treasury and Finance, National Education, National Defense, Chief of General Staff, commanders of the Army, Navy and Air Force.[3] The Secretary General of the Council is the Minister of National Defense.

Generally, council meetings are held in the first week of August and expands into three days. The appointments are made to be effective by 30 August (Victory Day). However, due to failed 15 July coup, the 2016 council meeting was held on 28 July 2016 and completed in a single day.[4]

  1. ^ "Turkey's land, air, navy forces subordinated to defense minister". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ^ "YAŞ'ta siviller azaldı" (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "YAŞ'ın yapısı değişti" (in Turkish). NTV (Turkey). Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  4. ^ "SON DAKİKA... 2016 YAŞ toplantısında alınan kararlar açıklandı" (in Turkish). NTV (Turkey). Retrieved 28 July 2016.