The decision was approved by the National Defence Commission of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. In addition to the ban on the use of TikTok, the adopted bill has other articles:
Staff members who began service after 1999 and were retired after 1 February 2018 will be awarded a pension regardless of age.
Students enrolled in vocational colleges and expelled from an educational institution on grounds of indiscipline (except for health) will be required to pay double the amount of compensation for expenses incurred by the State.
The Ministry of National Defence will be faster and more effective in conducting inspections of companies working in the defence industry.
If the funds allocated to the Ministry of National Defence were insufficient, the President would have the power to add funds.
The Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of the Interior will be responsible for recruiting enlisted and contracted personnel.