The Parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) rejected amendments to the military service law

The General Assembly of the TRNC rejected a package of amendments to the military service law, which proposed the right to conscientious objection to military service. This decision was made during a parliamentary session held the day before.

The proposal to amend the military service law was put forward by the Republican Party of Turkey (CTP). The amendments imply...

According to one of the authors of the initiative, Deputy Erkut Şahali of Famagusta from the CTP, the discussion of the bill began back in 2019 during the period of a four-party coalition. However, at that time, the adoption of the law could not be achieved.

The Turkish Republican Party reintroduced this initiative at the end of 2023.

According to the CTP proposal, those who are considered conscientious objectors to military service will be able to fulfill their duty to the homeland through "civil service."

The arguments of the parliamentarian turned out to be unconvincing.

After the presentations by the authors of the bill, the decree was rejected by a majority vote.