Training the police or a paramilitary force?

The oath taken by women police cadets at the Police Training Center (POMEM) in the Central Anatolian province of Yozgat has been raised in a parliamentary question by main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Zeynep Altıok. I watched the oath-taking ceremony on YouTube. Not only in Yozgat, but in other police training centers, there are videos of the same oath being taken. 

The oath starts with the basmala, "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful." It continues with pledges to Allah, the Quran, the prophets, the flag and arms. They promise the martyrs that they will sleep comfortably because they will take revenge on their behalf. "Revenge, revenge; let revenge be forever. If we forget, let our blood dry up [three times]. God protect the Turk [three times]. Amen [three times]."

In fact, the official wording of the oath, the one I found on the web, is a pledge to the constitution, to Atatürk's principles and reforms, to Turkish nationalism as described in the constitution and to the laws of the republic. It promises to serve impartially and be based on equality; respect for human rights; constitutional principles; a national, democratic and secular state, as well as the rule of law. 

Apparently, the new text of the oath has unofficially been rewritten to be suitable to the "spirit of the time." 
In the Republic of Turkey, the duty of the police is definite. Within the framework of what the constitution and laws order, their job is to provide security and order, prevent crime and serve as judicial police in the interrogations of prosecutors. 

"Taking revenge" is not among them because a modern state of law does not take revenge on anyone. Revenge is a concept seen in primitive tribal orders. 
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