AK Party's new plans to form and modernize the Turkish military
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1- General staff and military will be attached to Ministry of Defence.
2- Removal of order 35 from the military bylaws. (the order that gives army the right to intervene current politics of Turkey)
3- Changes and correction of the Gendarmerie.
4- Curtailing the compulsory duty.
5- Abolishment of involuntary recuitment.
6- Transition to Professional army.
7- Betterment of training levels in the military
8- Cancelation of the national security lectures in public schools
9- Entire reforming of army corps and changing their task description.
10- Mistreatment of privates and low rank soldiers in the military will be over.
11- The names from the junta era will be removed from military facilites.
12- Military expenditures will become transparent to the public.
13- Cancelation of military parades.
14- OYAK will be removed. (it was founded during the 1960 Junta in order to maintain pension fund to military members later turned to be a holding)
15- A new efficieny, compatibility, frugality system will be integrated.
Also the vice president of AK Party says they have plans to disband Aegean Army and invest on the navy more than ever.
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