Not even the Ottomans or Ataturk controlled the army.
Turkish Army have always been independant. Yavuz Sultan Selim his own soldiers threw a arrow to his tent to symbolise how unhappy they were with what was going on.
What this shows that the Armed forces cant be used by anybody for their whims.
Turkish Army have always been independant. Yavuz Sultan Selim his own soldiers threw a arrow to his tent to symbolise how unhappy they were with what was going on.
What this shows that the Armed forces cant be used by anybody for their whims.