2221 suicides of Turkish soldiers in 22 years

[Adir-M]

bianet.org Ankara - BİA Haber Merkez

THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE ANNOUNCED

"2221 ‘Suicides’ of Soldiers in 22 Years”

National Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz announced that a total of 2221 soldiers “died of suicide” throughout the past 22 years. National Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz answered the parliamentary questions submitted by Peace and Democracy Party Van Deputy Özdal Üçer ve Bitlis Deputy Hüsamettin Zenderlioğlu.

According to the news of Ayşe Sayın from Cumhuriyet newspaper, 3183 soldiers and Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) personnel died of suicide or various accidents since 1990. "2221 died of suicide, 1602 people died as a result of weapon or military vehicle accidents, feeling unfit to military service, snakebite, stroke of lightning, electric shock or falling throughout the past 22 years," announced İsmet Yılmaz (EKN)

Source: http://www.bianet.org/english/human-rights/138363-2221-suicides-of-soldiers-in-22-years

 

[BLACKEAGLE]

Sorry, misunderstanding...

 

[Rafi]

A low life trolling attempt, by the way RIP brave Turkish soldiers, Mehmetçik never die, we multiply.

 

[Vatoz]

Suicides in armies like the Turks are normal. The stress is to high and unfurtionatly they were a lot of bullying and beatings in Turkish army. It's better now but in mid 90 it was a true hell.
Many soldier has post traumatic problems after there duty.

100 suicides per year sounds alot but if you take the number of soldier in duty it's still a low number.

 

[AKINCI]

most of them pkk supporters and not suicide.

 

[Adir-M]

I wasn't try to troll or offend anyone.
I just put facts , for a western army is very high number of Suicides.
There are Suicides anfortently in every army including israel
cheers

 

[BLACKEAGLE]

I wasn't try to troll or offend anyone.
I just put facts , for a western army is very high number of Suicides.
There are Suicides anfortently in every army including israel
cheers

Then, what's the point of this thread?

 

[ahfatzia]

RIP to the dead and my condolences to their families.

Actually I think the number is below or on par the suicide rate of Turkey as a whole.

 

[Cracker]

self delete

 

[BaybarsHan]

death is not the problem, all humans must die.
what happens after death? where do we get there?

that is the question

 

[Patriot]

I wasn't try to troll or offend anyone.
I just put facts , for a western army is very high number of Suicides.
There are Suicides anfortently in every army including israel
cheers

In 2007 and 2008 alone, 255 active US Army duty soldiers committed suicide so this problem is not unique to Turkey.
Study: 80 Percent More Army Suicides Since Start of Iraq War - ABC News

 

[Ottoman-Turk]

HER TURK ASKER DOGAR , EVERY TURK IS BORN AS A SOLDIER , Turkiye

A low life trolling attempt, by the way RIP brave Turkish soldiers, Mehmetçik never die, we multiply.

 

[jawahar thomas raj]

Im very sad to hear this news.what is the solution for this?