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Center for Combating Disinformation denies claims that anthems were banned in the Turkish Armed Forces

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This story is from 19 September 2026.

The Center for Combating Disinformation at the Presidential Directorate of Communications said that posts about anthems at Military Academy graduation ceremonies were unfounded, and that there was no question of banning any anthem identified with the military.

DMM emphasized that the claims about the İzmir March, which sparked the debate, were also baseless. It was stated that the march prepared for the 100th anniversary of the Republic was determined through an official competition and that no work had an alternative. The center called on citizens to rely on statements made from official sources.

Center for Combating Disinformation denies claims that anthems were banned in the Turkish Armed Forces

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