The north’s authorities on Thursday announced their intention to end the practice of “double jeopardy” conscription , in which Turkish Cypriot men in Turkey who are also Turkish citizens were required to complete military service in both Turkey and the north.
A bill drafted by ruling coalition party UBP ‘MP’ Resmiye Canaltay, the daughter of former Turkish Cypriot leader Dervish Eroglu, was published in the north’s official gazette on Thursday
