Original sentence: The TAF has traditionally been a powerful institution politically and has intervened directly in political affairs on several occasions.The role of the military in Turkish politics, mainly through the National Security Council, is declining as Turkey undergoes democratization reforms in order to comply with the EU's Copenhagen criteria.Turkish Armed Forces (Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri (TSK)) consists of the Army, the Navy (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry) and the Air Force
Edited sentence: The Chief of the General Staff becomes the Commander in Chief, on behalf of the President, in times of war.The President, as the Head of State, is the Commander in Chief, in times of peace.The TAF that has the unequivocal and unreserved support of the nation in its functionality past and present has traditionally been a powerful institution politically and has intervened directly in political affairs on several occasions.The Turkish military, by the constitution and law, is given the duty of protection of the constitution and the unity of the country, and therefore plays a formal political role via the National Security Council in the same functional way that exists also in the USA and Israeli democracies, as the guardian of the secular, unitary nature of the republic and reforms of Atatürk in the Turkish example.The role of the military in Turkish politics, mainly through the National Security Council, is declining (factual reference needed) as Turkey undergoes "democratization reforms" in order to comply with demands under the EU's Copenhagen criteria.Turkish Armed Forces (Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri (TSK)) consists of the Army, the Navy (includes the Naval Air and the Marine Corps) and the Air Force