The Turkish armed forces have started deploying the military units in Ankara and Istanbul to small cities.  The deployment is carried out in the framework of beefing up the civil control over the army after the coup attempt, Sabah newspaper reports.

Earlier, Turkish PM Binali Yıldırım stated about the closing of Akıncı Air Base and planned dislocation of the military units used by the rebels to Ankara and Istanbul.  

In the conditions of security measures, six trucks loaded with armored vehicles left the Bastabai base in Istanbul and headed for the cities of Çorlu and Beşiktepe in Tekirdağ province of northwestern Turkey.

The armored vehicles will also be deployed from Etimesgut base in Ankara to Şereflikoçhisar town, located 148 km to the south of the Turkish capital.

The authorities plan to complete the deployment of the military equipment from Ankara to Istanbul on September 11, RIA Novosti reports.