"Turkish Cypriots recognise university and colleges in the south
By Simon Bahceli
THE Turkish Cypriot -education ministry- and the Turkish Security Forces Command in Cyprus have announced that students from the north taking courses in colleges and universities in the Republic will be able to defer military service for the duration of their studies.
Although the move is primarily aimed at benefiting the increasing number of students choosing to study south of the Green Line, it is also being seen as part of gradual moves towards improving relations with the Republic of Cyprus.
"This year we have around 100 students studying in the south, and with many of them being male they are required to do their military service," -education ministry undersecretary- Erdogan Sorakin told the Cyprus Mail yesterday. "We didn't see why these students should have problems with the army simply because they want to study there, so last August we proposed applying the same measures to them as to students who study elsewhere.""
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