"TURKEY TAKES FIRST STEP TOWARD A PROFESSIONAL ARMY
By Gareth Jenkins
Monday, May 5, 2008
Since the beginning of May, the Turkish military has stopped enrolling conscripts as reserve officers in its commando brigades. This is the initial stage of a process that is expected to culminate in the creation of the country’s first fully professional army units (Vatan, Milliyet, CNNTurk, NTV, May 5)."
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