The government in Turkey will on Monday start appointing new commanders of the armed forces at a four-day annual military promotions meeting.
It will be the first time a civilian government decides who commands the various armed forces in Turkey.
It follows last week's resignations of the chief of the Turkish armed forces and army, navy and air force heads.
The officials were furious about the arrests of senior officers accused of plotting to undermine the government.
War of words
The military and the governing AK party have for the past two years been engaged in a war of words over allegations that parts of the military had been plotting a coup.
The BBC's correspondent in Turkey, Jonathan Head, says the contest between the armed forces and the party of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which has its roots in political Islam, has now come to a head and Mr Erdogan has won.
He says Mr Erdogan and his ally, President Abdullah Gul, now insist they will have the final say over who commands the military.
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Note: Update Record,1 August 2011 Last updated at 09:07 GMT