01.02.2025 16:30
After the official graduation ceremony of the Military Academy, five lieutenants who were expelled for shouting the slogan "We are soldiers of Mustafa Kemal" while clashing swords received more bad news. Following the completion of the judicial processes regarding the decision, if the outcome remains the same, the lieutenants will have to pay compensation for their education and training expenses.
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After the official graduation ceremony of the Army Academy on August 30, 2024, following the lieutenants' sword clashing and chanting, "We are soldiers of Mustafa Kemal," a disciplinary investigation was initiated. Five lieutenants were referred to the High Disciplinary Board with a request for "separation from the Turkish Armed Forces" penalty. The High Disciplinary Board of the Land Forces Command issued a "separation from the Armed Forces" penalty to the five lieutenants yesterday.
DECISION HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED
The rationale for the decision announced on the Ministry of National Defense's website as a "press release" has not yet been communicated to the lieutenants and their lawyers. The Ministry of National Defense stated that all three disciplinary superiors of the lieutenants also received a "separation from the Armed Forces" penalty.
SOME MEMBERS DISSENTED, DECISION WAS MADE BY MAJORITY VOTE
Meanwhile, as a result of the examination and evaluations conducted in the High Disciplinary Board (YDK), it was learned that some members dissented from the majority's decision to impose a "separation from the Armed Forces" penalty, and the decision was made by majority vote.
According to the High Disciplinary Board Regulation, the reasoned decision regarding expulsion will indicate the issues demonstrating the occurrence of indiscipline and that the decision was made by majority vote. The decision will be signed by the president and members. The reasons of the YDK members who voted against the decision will also be included in the decision.
LAWYERS OF THE LIEUTENANTS WILL FILE A LAWSUIT IN ADMINISTRATIVE COURT
The written notification of the expulsion decision is expected. Administrative judicial remedies can be sought against the "separation from the Armed Forces" penalties imposed by the high disciplinary boards.
The lawyers of the lieutenants will bring the matter to the Administrative Court after the written notification of the decision, requesting the suspension of the execution of the disciplinary penalty of separation from the TSK and its annulment.
LIEUTENANTS MAY HAVE TO PAY COMPENSATION
After the expulsion decision becomes final, the lieutenants will also have to pay compensation to the administration.
The regulation regarding the compensation to be paid by those who will leave the military foresees that any expenses incurred by the State for those who leave the Turkish Armed Forces for any reason will be calculated as compensation, covering the expenses specified in the regulation.
Therefore, the amounts arising from education and training expenses will also be collected from the lieutenants with interest.
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