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[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Gendarmerie is part of the military, higher than police. And he was a sergeant. He's part of both the national team and the national army team.

[–] menemen@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It is not really "higher" than police and it is not regular military. The gendarmerie in Turkey is responsible for policing outside cities, they are part of the military, but they are subordinate to the interior ministry during peace times (regular military answers to the defence ministry).

[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Compared to what it takes to become a policeman in the US, it's definitely a higher level of training. Hard to find a direct US equivalent.

[–] menemen@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Don't know about the police. I was comparing inside turkey, where there is the Police for urban areas and the Jandarma (Gendarmerie) for rural areas.