Article: Turkey appoints new military chief to deal with Iraq, Islamic party

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Dateline: ANKARA, Turkey Turkey's military _ a supremely popular and powerful institution often considered more influential than the government _ picked a new chief Saturday.

With elections upcoming and the possibility of U.S. military action against neighboring Iraq, Turks will look to Gen. Hilmi Ozkok to be a pillar of stability leading NATO's second-largest military.

The 62-year-old land forces commander Ozkok will replace Gen. Huseyin Kivrikoglu, who retires Aug. 30.

A key upcoming decision for the military could be whether to play a role after the Nov. 3 elections, in which an Islamic party could emerge as winner. Turkey is overwhelmingly Muslim but its ...

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