Erdoğan to Gain Authority to Extend Top Military Commanders’ Retirement Age to 72 - Turkish Minute

Ankara Moves to Extend Service Age for Top Commanders

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is poised to gain new powers that would allow him to extend the retirement age of Turkey’s top military commanders from 67 to 72, under a draft bill submitted by his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to parliament. The amendment would grant Erdoğan the authority to prolong the service of the commanders of the Land Forces, Naval Forces, and Air Forces on a yearly basis beyond the current retirement threshol…

Erdoğan to gain authority to extend top military commanders’ retirement age to 72 - Turkish Minute

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan would be granted the authority to extend the retirement age of the country’s top military commanders from 67 to 72 under a new bill submitted to parliament by lawmakers from his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the Sözcü daily reported on Tuesday.