31.01.2025 17:30
The Ministry of National Defense announced that, as part of the investigation initiated after the sword oath ceremony, disciplinary action has been taken against 3 disciplinary officers and 5 lieutenants, resulting in the penalty of 'separation from the armed forces.'
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In the official graduation ceremony of the Army War College, a decision was made following the sword oath and the initiation of a disciplinary investigation. The Ministry of National Defense (MSB) announced that the expulsion of 5 lieutenants from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has been decided. The ministry also applied the same penalty to 3 sequential disciplinary officers.
The following statements were included in the announcement made by the Ministry of National Defense:
"Following the images reflected in the public after the Army War College Flag Transfer and Graduation Ceremony, within the scope of the administrative and disciplinary investigations initiated; the High Disciplinary Board of the Ministry of National Defense imposed the penalty of 'Separation from the Armed Forces' on 5 lieutenants in accordance with the provisions of the Turkish Armed Forces Disciplinary Law and the Regulations of the Turkish Armed Forces High Disciplinary Boards, as well as on 3 sequential disciplinary officers by the High Disciplinary Board of the Land Forces."
"NO ACTION, EVENT, OR SITUATION CONTRARY TO DISCIPLINE WILL BE TOLERATED"
In our Turkish Armed Forces, where the priority is the preservation and maintenance of established discipline; there should be no doubt that no action, event, or situation contrary to discipline will be tolerated."
WHAT HAPPENED?
After the official graduation ceremony of the Army War College on August 30, 2024, a disciplinary investigation was initiated when the lieutenants shouted the slogan "We are soldiers of Mustafa Kemal" while crossing swords. 5 lieutenants were referred to the High Disciplinary Board with the request for the penalty of "separation from the Turkish Armed Forces." An investigation was also initiated against the battalion and company commanders of the lieutenants during the ceremony.
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