Turkey’s army struggles with staff officer crisis, turns to aging generals for relief - Nordic Monitor

Turkey’s army struggles with staff officer crisis, turns to aging generals for relief - Nordic Monitor

Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey’s armed forces are experiencing a significant leadership gap as the number of staff officers, the most strategically trained personnel in the command structure, continues to decline. The shortage, which has been growing since a coup attempt in 2016, has now led the Turkish government to take legislative steps to extend the careers of senior generals amid a shrinking pool of officers eligible for promotion. President…