Prime Minister Erdoğan mentioned the possibility of shortened military service by payment yesterday at a news conference before departing for his schedule
Prime Minister Erdoğan were reminded the option of military service by payment that has plagued the public opinion for years, at a press conference he gave in the Esenboğa Airport before his departure for Germany. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told that the study on the option of shortened military service by payment is not a new issue and that they've been working on it for some time now. The Prime Minister remained short of providing a clear date for when such an option will be made possible but he remarked that it is their wish to specify the content and the framework before finally announcing it. Erdoğan stated that when the content and the framework will be completed through a study that will be conducted by the Ministry of National Defence, it will be time for an announcement. Erdoğan also declared expecting to see good results while specifically stating that it wouldn't be appropriate to give clear information as to what it will be constituted of and as to its date of announcement at this point.
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Prime Minister Erdoğan left an open door for shortened military service by payment