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Ombudsman rejects bid to count military service for leave

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This story is from 26 September 2026.

The Ombudsman Institution (KDK) rejected a contracted health technician's request in Istanbul to include time spent in military service in the seniority calculation for annual leave.

The applicant had argued that his employer had refused the request and that the practice violated the constitutional right to rest. The Health Ministry said the legislation contained no provision for including military service in the period used to calculate annual leave.

Ombudsman rejects bid to count military service for leave

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+2: Sözcü and BirGün +3: Nefes, Sözcü and BirGün

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