TEHRAN At their annual summit on Wednesday, the Turkish High Military Council dismissed 16 commissioned and noncommissioned officers for carrying out Islamic activities.

Although the Turkish High Military Council announced that they were dismissed for indiscipline, however, the main reason was their Islamist tendencies, *** Milliyet *** said on Thursday.

Sources in Ankara reported that these dismissals bring the number of Islamists sacked to more than 587 during the past four years.

Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit opened the summit on Wednesday.

The Turkish High Military Council's summit is held annually in early August. The decisions are usually implemented at the end of August.