Isik Kosaner and heads of the Turkish army, nabal and air forces resign for reasons immediately unclear.
General Isik Kosaner, the head of the Turkish armed forces, has resigned along with the heads of the ground, naval and airforces.
Al Jazeera Turk's Aliser Delek has confirmed the resignations of the four top generals of the Turkish military.
Delek said the reason was not immediately clear.
Tensions between the military and the government of Tayyip Erdogan, the recently re-elected Turkish prime minister, have been high in recent years.
The Supreme Military Council was also due to hold a major meeting next week.
The reason for the resignations of Gen Isik Kosaner and the other heads remains unclear.
There has been a history of tension between the military and the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in recent years.
Gen Kosaner is reported to have met Mr Erdogan several times in recent days.
Gen Isik Kosaner was appointed overall head of the Turkish armed forces just a year ago.
The government had vetoed the army's original choice.
Gen Hasan Igsiz was initially proposed but was blocked by the government because he was named in connection with an alleged 2003 plot.
The alleged conspiracy was drawn up at the Istanbul base of the First Army, shortly after the governing AK Party came to power.
It reportedly involved plans to bomb mosques and provoke tensions with Greece, in order to spark political chaos and justify a military takeover.
The military says it was only a contingency plan based on scenarios of political unrest.
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