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ANKARA — Turkey has decided to modernize its Gendarmerie, no longer under military control.
The Defense Ministry has approved a project to upgrade the capabilities of the Gendarmerie, the largest security force in Turkey where the Islamist government has weakened the traditionally strong authority of the military.
The ministry effort has begun with an effort to enhance command and control as well as software.
“The Gendarmerie will have to become interoperable with other security agencies in the government,” an official said.
On Dec. 31, the Defense Industry Undersecretariat was said to have awarded a $153.9 million contract to the state-owned Aselsan for the upgrade of the Gendarmerie. Aselsan said it would integrate communications and information systems by 2018.
The modernization program, called Jemus, was launched in wake of Ankara’s decision to remove the Gendarmerie from the military.
Instead, President Recep Erdogan ordered the security force to come under the authority of the Interior Ministry.
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