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"In 2012, approximately 8,000 contracted private soldiers quit the Turkish Army which required the deployment of compulsory drafted civilians into the clash zone in the southeastern Turkey,"Esef Merdoğlu, a retired army staff association chair, told bianet.

Due to an amendment of the Law on Civil Servants, contracted workers are now entitled to apply for a transfer to the permanent staff. According to the unions, this amendment is insufficient as long as the 4C regulation has not been abolished.