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| Turkish man with two identity cards called for military service twice |
| 2017-08-02 |
| [Hurriyet Daily News] A young Yusuf Yildiz has already applied to the military service with his first ID, which was registered by his father with the birth year of 1997, only to find out that he had a second ID card belonging to him, in which his birth year is 1998. Yildiz’s parents divorced when he was two years old. He lived with his father until the age of 12. "My dad had me registered when I was about to start school," Yildiz said. "My mother’s name is Melek, but he had it registered differently and my birth year as 1998. I have used this ID for years. But this year I received an official document for my military service, which says my name is Yusuf Demirel, my mother’s name is Melek and my birth year is 1997. When I applied to the civil registry office, I found out that I actually have a second ID, which was registered by my mother," he added. Yildiz wants the identity card registered by his mother to be annulled. He applied to a court in an attempt to solve the problem. "But it was not annulled since I could not take my parents to the courthouse," Yildiz said. "This year, I suspended my military service because my birthdate appears to be 1997 on this ID. The second call [to military service] is also approaching. Will I serve in the army twice? I do not know how this will end," he added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Yeah, but he can vote twice. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-08-02 10:14 |
| #2 One of my professors in college had the same problem. He had both Greek and U.S. citizenship. He couldn't go back to Greece because he would be inducted into the army. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2017-08-02 09:31 |
| #1 Same thing happens to people with two passports from two different countries. I remember there being a big brouhaha a few years back about some kid who was Korean but also had American citizenship. He showed up in Korea with his Korean passport and the authorities were there to meet him at the airport: "You're in the Army now." His parents freaked, naturally, and called lawyers and tried to weasel out of it because having a US passport means a get out of jail free card. |
| Posted by: Crinetle Glusosh3466 2017-08-02 03:34 |