Prioritising regime loyalty will weaken Turkish army
Erdogan’s reshaping of the military could threaten its professionalism, state of readiness and effectiveness
You must be signed in to read this analysis
In this article
- Post-coup purge
- Consolidating control
- Politicised and factionalised TSK
- Relations with the West
- Capacity and operational constraints
- Missing senior officers
- Missing fighter pilots
What is this?
This article is from the Oxford Analytica Daily Brief, which analyses geopolitical, economic, social, business and industrial developments on a global and regional basis, providing clients with timely, authoritative analysis every business day of the year. Find out more about the Oxford Analytica Daily Brief, or request a trial.
_350.jpg "Turkish soldiers accused of attempting to assassinate President Tayyip Erdogan on the night of the failed July 15 coup, arrive at the court in Mugla, Turkey (Reuters/Kenan Gurbuz)")