According to the poll conducted by İstanbul Bilgi University, Bilkent University and KONDA, 74 percent of participants surveyed think that “Turks are soldiers.” Only 11 percent of the survey participants do not agree with that.
In addition, most of the participants support mandatory military service as it is the current system in Turkey: only 15 percent say only those who desire to do military service should do so, while those who support mandatory military service are at 74 percent. However, 55 percent of the survey participants find the 15-month mandatory military service period “too long,” while those who approve of that time remain at 29 percent of the survey participants.
Most of the survey participants do not approve the government's initiative to introduce a paid military service exemption: 25 percent of the poll takers said that this right should be given to everybody, while 60 percent of them do not support the idea.
The poll also shows that Turkish people are warm to the idea of a professional military as 44 percent support this idea, while 30 percent do not and 21 percent partly support it.
The Turkish military should have women is supported by 15 percent, while 75 percent do not support it.
When it comes to conscientious objection to military service, 79 percent of the respondents are not aware of the concept, while 19 percent are. However, when asked if people should be able to make a choice between going or not going to the military depending on their beliefs, 82 percent of the survey respondents say “no,” while 14 percent say “yes.”
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