Erdogan goes ahead with a state decree in Turkey "kleinzeitung.at

With new decrees, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued the transformation of the state. Sunday – the second anniversary of the attempted coup – seven new edicts were published in the Official Journal, which regulate the tasks of state institutions.

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Among other things, Erdogan subordinated the General Staff to the defense minister, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency, citing the decrees. Erdogan was sworn in as president on Monday about two weeks after his reelection. The next day, he had promulgated three decrees with which he ensured, among other things, more influence on the armed forces. As Defense Minister, Erdogan has appointed the former chief of staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, Hulusi Akar

With the swearing in of Erdogan, the presidential system has been fully implemented. In the new system, Erdogan is also the head of state and government. He can pbad decrees with legal force. A vote of the Parliament is not necessary. The ministers were also able to appoint Erdogan without the consent of parliament

. However, the Turks commemorated the attempted coup d'etat two years ago in their country. Erdogan prayed Sunday in a mosque on the grounds of his presidential palace in Ankara for the victims, who are officially called "martyrs". In the evening, Erdogan also wished to attend a commemoration ceremony in Istanbul on the first bridge over the Bosphorus, where many civilians who were away from the putschists died in the Putnacht.

In the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 More than 200 people were killed and more than 2,000 wounded. Turkish leaders accuse US preacher Fethullah Gülen of being a brain. However, the context of the coup attempt is still not completely understood two years later. Many alleged conspiratorial trials are still in progress

After the coup failed, Erdogan had declared the state of emergency and extradited seven people until now. By decree, Erdogan fired more than 110,000 civil servants for alleged links with the Gülen movement. According to official sources, more than 70,000 people have been arrested, including journalists, human rights activists and opposition politicians.