TURKEY’S MILITARY FACES DEMANDS FOR REFORM

"There has always been pressure on the military for major reforms," a Turkish official said. "The difference is that the military could always count on significant portions of the government and official bureaucracy to oppose or deflect these pressures. That isn’t the case today."

The General Staff has to decide whether to approve the government’s reform package within the next few months. The Erdogan government, which has pledged to improve the economy, has already assured Brussels that the EU demands would be met.