Paid exemption from military service will be halted in Turkey, the country’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported Oct. 17.
He said that earlier it was planned to prolong the experience of paid exemption from military service in Turkey.
Turkish armed forces consist of the Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie and the Coast Guard.
“The system of paid exemption from military service is unfair,” the prime minister said. “The government does not divide the citizens by income.”
The system of paid exemption from military service was introduced in Turkey in 2011. Citizens who study or work abroad could be exempted from military service by paying 30,000 Turkish Liras.
The official exchange rate for October 17 is 2.2729 TRY / USD.
The Turkish army is equipped by conscription, the draft age is 20 years in the country, the term of compulsory military service – from 6 to 12 months.
After the discharge from the armed forces a citizen is considered to be subject to the draft and is left in the reserve up to the age of 45 years. In time of war, the men aged 16 to 60 years and the women aged 20 to 46 years who are able to bear arms may be called up to the army of Turkey, in accordance with the law.
In October 2013, the Turkish parliament has reduced the upper limit of term of compulsory military service in the country from 15 to 12 months.
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