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Turkey’s top commander takes 15-day medical leave

Türkiye Materials 10 May 2015 11:04 (UTC +04:00)
Turkey’s top commander takes 15-day medical leave
Turkey’s top commander takes 15-day medical leave

Turkish Chief of Staff Gen. Necdet Ozel has taken a medical leave of 15 days, military sources have told daily Hürriyet.

The situation came out when Gen. Ozel did not appear at the General Staff Headquarters on May 9 at a time

there are rumors of a military intervention in Syria.

The sources said Gen. Ozel will be away for 15 days due to a medical problem, but did not elaborate. During that time, Gen. Ozel will not go to the headquarters and Turkish Land Forces Commander Gen Hulusi Akar will be the acting chief of general staff.

There are rumors that Gen. Ozel would undergo a small operation during his medical leave, however, the military sources did not confirm this information.

Gen. Ozel's medical leave comes amid rumors of an intervention in the Syrian crisis. However, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu strictly denied the rumors, first voiced by a senior main opposition figure.

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