Erdogan vs Army: '15% of Turkish top brass on trial, hundreds resign':
Turkish officers are resigning en masse to avoid arrest and sentencing for conspiracy against the government. The cabinet of PM Erdogan is winning the decade-long battle with country's once almighty generals Ref. Source 1
Turkey in talks with France over missile purchase:
Turkey resumes talks with France on purchasing a new missile system after negotiations on a controversial deal with a U.S.-blacklisted Chinese company hit a rock, the Turkish president says. Ref. Source 5
Erdogan wants presidential control over army:
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wants the armed forces and national intelligence agency brought under the control of the presidency, a parliamentary official said on Thursday, part of a major overhaul of the military after a failed coup. Ref. Source 5b.