Turkey's Supreme Military Council has held its annual meeting in the wake of this month’s attempted military coup. Top military officials met with the country’s prime minister and justice minster to propose structural changes. The meeting came after Turkish authorities shut down media outlets and dismissed military personnel, in addition to the tens of thousands already suspended, detained or arrested over the past two weeks.

More political turnover in Turkey… seen as a critical step in the restructuring of the country’s armed forces.

The commander of the 1st army will now be the Deputy Chief of General Staff and the country’s Jandarm will also have a new commander.

The Chief of General Staff General Hulusi Akar, along with land, air, naval and fleet commanders, will all remain in their posts.

"The decisions taken at today’s Supreme Military Council meeting were presented to our president and our president approved these decisions. I hope these decisions will be good for the sake of the army and the sake of our people," said Ibrahim Kalin, Turkish Presidential spokesman.

Roughly 40 percent of the armed forces were dismissed following this month’s failed coup. They were suspected of participating in the attempted takeover. Military sources say more dismissals are expected.

This re-shuffling is likely to see many lower-ranking officers fast-tracked and new recruits added, to fill the vacant positions.

Yet just hours before the meeting, two Turkish Land Forces commanders resigned in protest of the ongoing purge of soldiers.

The meeting was originally scheduled for the first week in August. However, Turkish authorities believe their plan to rid the military of elements linked to Fethullah Gulen sparked the timing of the coup.

Many believe the Muslim cleric is the mastermind behind the attempted overthrow, but Gulen denies any involvement.

"Through learning of the progress of our research, and knowing the imminence of an operation against them, they decided to take their last chance to carry out the operation," said Berat Albayrak, Turkish energy minister.

Meanwhile, the Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Commands have been brought under the control of the Interior Ministry. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that the National Intelligence Agency and Turkish General Staff should be tied to his position, instead of the Prime Ministry.

This comes as western government's grow increasingly concerned about the President’s consolidation of power.

All the proposals are likely to take effect immediately in what’s seen as the most radical shake up of the armed forces in Turkish history.