The claim that "the İzmir March has been banned at the Military Academy."

It was claimed that the singing of the İzmir March was banned at the Military Academy, which came to the fore after the oath taken by newly graduated lieutenants during their graduation ceremony.

The owner of the claim is t24 writer Tolga Şardan. In his column today, Şardan stated, "Yes, you heard it right; the march sung by thousands, tens of thousands in stadiums, rallies, and everywhere was banned from being sung at the Military Academy last year. According to the information I received, the reason for the ban on the singing of the İzmir March by students is that it 'carries a political message'."

"IT WAS COMMUNICATED ORALLY, NOT IN WRITING"

In the continuation of his article, Şardan wrote, "As I said, the singing of the march was banned by the school administration. The ban was communicated to the students and responsible commanders orally, not in writing! Moreover, it was given by a high-ranking commander. I won't reveal his name for now, as he has been promoted and left the school. So, when the oral ban order was given, was that the end of the matter? Of course not, when the students continued to sing the İzmir March, the school administration took the defense of a certain lieutenant, whose name I will not disclose."

DISMISSAL OF LIEUTENANTS IS REQUESTED

After the graduation ceremony of the Military Academy, which President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also attended, five lieutenants, including the top graduate Ebru Eroğlu, who chanted the slogan "We are the soldiers of Mustafa Kemal," were referred to the High Disciplinary Board; a disciplinary investigation was also initiated against the Deputy Regiment Commander, the Battalion Commander, and the Company Commander for not taking the necessary precautions before the ceremony and for not intervening during the action.