"The president said that ... he would discuss with opposition parties bringing the General Staff and the MIT (intelligence agency) under the control of the presidency," the parliamentary official said. Both the General Staff and MIT currently report to the prime minister's office. Changes since the coup include bringing the gendarmerie, which is responsible for security in rural areas, and the coast guard firmly under interior ministry control rather than under General Staff control. 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. "The army has to stop being the army of the Fethullah Gulen terrorist organization," Justice Minister Bozdag said.

Source: Thanhnien News July 28, 2016 19:52 UTC