When Do 2020 Contracted Noncommissioned Officer Applications Open?

When do 2020 contracted non-commissioned officer (NCO) applications start? According to announcements, the Gendarmerie General Command published on the State Personnel Presidency’s official website that it will recruit contracted NCOs. The announced notice states that the Gendarmerie General Command will recruit a total of 3,500 NCOs.

Applications to meet the male and female, active-duty and contracted NCO needs of the Gendarmerie General Command and the male and female contracted NCO needs of the Coast Guard Command—who will receive training and education under the Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy Presidency—can be submitted online between February 4 and February 21, 2020. For details about the 2020 contracted NCO recruitment, you can consult the published guides on the official sites listed in the announcement.

You can submit your 2020 contracted NCO application through the vatandas.jandarma.gov.tr/PTM/Giris portal. Through the personnel recruitment system of the Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy Presidency, access via the e-Government gateway is available using e-Government password, mobile signature, e-signature, Turkish ID card, or internet banking. Logins will be accepted between February 4, 2020 and February 21, 2020.

Lists of applicants whose applications are accepted and who qualify to take the selection exams, along with the rules to be applied for the examinations, announcements about exam fee payment, exam centers, exam dates and all other exam-related notices will be published at vatandas.jandarma.gov.tr/PM/Giris. Applicants are strongly advised to read the application guides carefully before submitting their applications.

What are the requirements for candidates applying for the 2020 contracted NCO positions?

What are the requirements for candidates applying for the 2020 contracted NCO positions? The conditions requested from applicants are as follows.

  • Be a citizen of the Republic of Turkey.
  • Be a graduate of at least one of the education programs specified in the Application Guides, or have graduated from foreign higher education institutions whose equivalence is accepted by the Higher Education Council, or be in a position to graduate by the provisional date of August 4, 2020.
  • For the Gendarmerie General Command: candidates who have graduated from the bachelor’s or associate degree programs listed in the guide, or who will be able to graduate by August 4, 2020, must not have reached the age of 27 as of January 1, 2020 according to corrected population records (born on or after January 1, 1993). Those who have completed postgraduate education must not have reached the age of 32 as of January 1, 2020 according to corrected population records (born on or after January 1, 1988).
  • For the Coast Guard Command: candidates who have graduated from associate degree programs or who will be able to graduate by August 4, 2020 must not have reached the age of 27 as of January 1, 2020 according to corrected population records (born on or after January 1, 1993).
  • Have no issues found in the security investigation and archive research.
  • Not be pregnant.
  • Not have been discharged or dismissed while serving as an officer, NCO, specialist gendarme, specialist noncommissioned officer, or contracted private or noncommissioned private in the Turkish Armed Forces, Gendarmerie General Command, or Coast Guard Command.
  • Meet the application conditions specified in the “2020 Gendarmerie General Command Active/Contracted NCO Application Guide” and the “2020 Coast Guard Command Active/Contracted NCO Application Guide” published on the official sites referenced in the announcement.