Turkish Armed Forces given full reign over invasion of northern Iraq
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Oluşturulma Tarihi: Aralık 01, 2007 15:17
PM Erdoğan said on Friday that he has given full authority to the Turkish Armed Forces to conduct a cross-border operation in northern Iraq. This authorisation means that the Turkish Armed Forces has the legal right to organise a cross-border military operation without further consultation with the government.
Haberin Devamı
Gül gives consent
The government waited for President Gül’s return from Paris to present him the directive. Gül signed it on November 28th and sent it to the General Staff.
Prime Minister Erdoğan responded to the question, “Is the process going to continue like this, or is the official communication going to be put to use?”, by stating, “As you know, we got the communication from Parliament on 17th October. On 24th, I wrote to the General Staff about their demands, who replied on 1st November. We then took our own decision with the Council of Ministers on 28th November. The authority has since, with the President’s consent, been given to the Turkish Armed Forces.”