ISTANBUL: Turkey issued presidential decrees on Sunday reshaping key political, army and bureaucratic establishments as a part of the transformation to a powerful government presidency brought on via ultimate month's election.
President Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in on Monday beneath the new gadget and now holds sweeping powers, permitting him to factor decrees on government matters and appoint and take away senior civil servants.
Erdogan has mentioned the powerful government presidency is vital to make govt more efficient, power financial enlargement and make sure security. Critics decry what they say is expanding authoritarianism and a push towards one-man rule.
Among the latest changes, the General Staff was introduced beneath the authority of the defence minister, consistent with state-run Anadolu news agency, a transfer following Erdogan's appointment of army commander Hulusi Akar as defence minister.
In general, the rustic's Official Gazette revealed seven decrees affecting many state establishments, including the secretariat of the National Security Council, the Defence Industry Directorate and the State Supervisory Council.
The changes coincide with the second one anniversary of an attempted coup all the way through which a minimum of 250 people have been killed, many of them unarmed civilians, when rogue soldiers attempted to topple Erdogan's govt.
A state of emergency was imposed after the failed putsch on July 15, 2016 and is set to expire this week.
Erdogan's AK Party and its nationalist best friend plan to introduce security laws to ensure the "fight against terrorism" will continue after emergency rule ends, two resources told Reuters.
President Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in on Monday beneath the new gadget and now holds sweeping powers, permitting him to factor decrees on government matters and appoint and take away senior civil servants.
Erdogan has mentioned the powerful government presidency is vital to make govt more efficient, power financial enlargement and make sure security. Critics decry what they say is expanding authoritarianism and a push towards one-man rule.
Among the latest changes, the General Staff was introduced beneath the authority of the defence minister, consistent with state-run Anadolu news agency, a transfer following Erdogan's appointment of army commander Hulusi Akar as defence minister.
In general, the rustic's Official Gazette revealed seven decrees affecting many state establishments, including the secretariat of the National Security Council, the Defence Industry Directorate and the State Supervisory Council.
The changes coincide with the second one anniversary of an attempted coup all the way through which a minimum of 250 people have been killed, many of them unarmed civilians, when rogue soldiers attempted to topple Erdogan's govt.
A state of emergency was imposed after the failed putsch on July 15, 2016 and is set to expire this week.
Erdogan's AK Party and its nationalist best friend plan to introduce security laws to ensure the "fight against terrorism" will continue after emergency rule ends, two resources told Reuters.
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