Međutim, ove godine, Erdogan je odbio odobriti vojni izbor čelnika kopnenih snaga, generala Hasana Igsiza, nakon što je taj oficir pozvan da da dokaze u istrazi o zavjeri za diskreditaciju vlade putem propagande na internetu.
However this year, Erdogan refused to approve the army's choice for head of land forces, General Hasan Igsiz, after the officer was summoned to give evidence in an investigation into a plot to discredit the government using Internet propaganda.