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Genral Işık Koşaner took over the command of the Turkish Armed Forces as Chief of General Staff. In his inauguration speech he mentioned topics such as the Kurdish question or a professional army. Koşaner also addressed the media, calling for a more careful approach.

Commander of the 2nd Army Koşaner announced that the Armed Forces had no fault in the Aktütün assault of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), in which 17 soldiers were killed. Koşaner repeated the claim that the pictures that appeared in the media were incorrect.

About the speech of the new commander of the Ground Forces, Yurdatapan says those with weapons cannot talk, Yeşildere is of the opinion that they should leave the universities alone and Aytar thinks the new commander did not say anything new.

ÖDP deputy Ufuk Uras challenges the new commander of the Ground Forces to make public the secret agreements made with the US about the İncirlik Base, if he wants to show his sensitivity about the globalization.