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The resignation of the Naval Chief of Staff, Erdogan, toppled the engineer of the Turkish intervention in Libya
Al-Monitor newspaper asserted in a report translated by the Riyadh Post that the resignation of the highest Turkish admiral, known as the architect of the controversial Turkish policy in Libya, triggered an internal crisis in Turkey and was a shock to pro-government and opposition parties alike.
The report pointed out that this resignation led many to ask whether Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan distanced himself from the anti-Western influences within the Turkish army.
The relationship between the Turkish civil governments and the military has undergone many transformations under the ruling Justice and Development Party, the most recent of which came on May 15 when the resigned Admiral was demoted to a lower position through a presidential decree.
Turkish Naval Chief of Staff, Admiral Ciyat Yayisi, was the first high-ranking military officer to be demoted by presidential decree, which prompted him to resign on May 18, after a strongly-worded resignation letter.
The demotion has drawn sharp criticism from many quarters, especially influential circles in anti-Western Turkey, as some have argued that the resignation of Yaysi will only make Turkey's foreign and domestic enemies happy.
The move astonished even the pro-government media, as some figures called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to cancel this measure, according to the report.
Yayisi is a prominent admiral, and he is known as an influential military analyst and researcher when it comes to Turkey's strategic geographic orientation.
Yaysi, a prominent anti-Western fame and personality, is also known as the architect of the ambitious Turkish agenda in Libya, the eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean.
He is said to be the mastermind behind the controversial maritime border demarcation agreement that Ankara reached in November with the national reconciliation government, where Yaysi had been calling for such a deal for years. Erdogan personally praised Yaysi's role in this agreement.
Yaysi has long been an outright defender of the concept of the "blue homeland", a military-political agenda that proposes to Turkey to vigorously protect its maritime borders in the Black Sea, the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean, at all costs, by all means.
Yaysi was recognized for his role in thwarting the coup attempt in 2016.
In a related context, the report indicates that despite this, the Yaisi demotion was not entirely unexpected, as Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar's resentment of Yaysi's popularity became clear, as Akar deliberately prevented the admiral from meeting in the presidential palace despite his call in January.
The Yaysi demotion and the subsequent resignation indicated that personal relations between Erdogan and Akkar remain strong, according to the report.
The report notes, “Traditionally, the Turkish army does not favor the “stars" generals or admirals ; ”Two prominent generals have suffered a similar fate in recent years as Major General Zakay Aksakali, the former commander of the Special Forces, was demoted after receiving widespread publicity for his role during the coup attempt and in 2016, as commander of a Turkish military operation in Syria in 2016. Likewise, Gen. Mattin Tamil, the leader of Operation Olive Branch in northern Syria, was demoted, paying his price for his popularity by lowering his rank. "
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