The four-day Supreme Military Council (YAÞ)meeting ended on Thursday with the decision to allow all of the 14 military officers who are currently in jail, to retain their posts for another year. The 14 officers are in prison over their alleged involvement in a coup plan and yet they were expecting promotion.

The military council's decisions were approved by President Abdullah Gül. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan visited military headquarters in the morning to sign off on the promotion decisions.

According to the decisions Gül's press and public relations advisor, Ahmet Sever, said that: Gen. Necdet Özel has been appointed Turkey's new military chief while Gen. Hayri Kývrýkoðlu is the country's new Land Forces commander and Adm. Emin Murat Bilgel is Naval Forces commander. Gen. Bekir Kalyoncu has been appointed the head of the Gendarmerie General Command while Gen. Mehmet Erten has been appointed Air Force commander. Reports said Deputy Chief of General Staff Gen. Aslan Güner -- remembered for refusing to shake the hand of President Gül's headscarved wife, Hayrünnisa Gül, during an official ceremony -- was appointed the commander of the War Academies.

Four army commanders, including the General Chief of Staff have resigned over the controversy which arose on the promotion of the jailed officers.