Well, thanks freshman, and thanks Erdinç for detailed information. (I've just wanted to ask freshman what happens with people who doesn't have university degree.)
Now I understand all I've heard from different people and which made me confused: I even didn't understan does serving last 5 or 12 or 15 or 24 months!
In my country military obligation also exists, and lasts 8 months for everybody. Exeption is "civil serving", which lasts more and looks similar like serving 12 months in Turkey. But for this you need special permission, and must work whatever they determine. There were rumours about giving possibility to pay for not going to Army, but for now it's not possible.
My personal opinion is that it's not fair if somebody who is reach and have money can avoid his military obligation (or any other obligation). There are things which shouldn't be permitted to be paid with money. (Oh, sometimes I'm getting so angry when I can't express my position because of not knowing language well enough! – I hope you understand what I want to tell) I also think that everyone of us have obligation to homeland and should fulfil it. What do you think?
I have one more question: can regular Army be sent to dangerous places to fight or this do only special forces.
Simply, I would like to know is my friend, who is in Turkish Army now, in some kind of danger.
I've seen in Antalya new monument (across the street of Antalya museum) with names, dates and places of birth (Antalya and surroundings) + dates and places of death of (I suppose) soldiers, who are killed during their military service. All young people. The monumet is new, there was nobody who could explain to us meaning of it, and our friends who we ask about it even didn't heard about it.
OK. I see. These are two questions:
1. Is my friend, who is in regular Army, in danger?
2. Can somebody give me some information about mentioned monument?

Thanks.
I'm trying to ask question which can be interested for the others too.

Hello Erdinç
First I have to tell you is that bying the 60's and 70's albums is not my idea, but your suggestion. Since I extremely respect your opinion in any object, includig music, I tried to find all albums you recomended to me. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough money to buy everything. And lady in music shop was interested only to sell CDs as much as possible, not to build my musical taste. Next time I'm taking you with me when go to shopping CDs! (I'm joking, don't worry)
I'm glad if you think that I could have some general idea about real Turkish music with albums I have.
You know, I was alittle shamed when you told me, of course, on your diplomatic and well balanced way, that liking music of Tarkan and Mustafa Sandal is not sign of very good musical taste. I felt it, because in my country situation about music is the same as in Turkey: too much oriental rhytmes, songs which could belong to Greece, Turkey, Arabia or Israel in the same measure as to our country. (Of course, with alot of half naked and vulgar singers – I had opportunity to see on your TV the same) We call it "turbo folk", and this is the music made and listened by similar population like in your country, and also has nothing to do with our national culture.
I don't go to Turkey because of sun and sandy beaches. I like Turkey as a country and I also like Turkish people very much. This is the reason why I want to know better original Turkish culture. You are helping me in it, and I'm very grateful to you. I want you to know that any your suggestion in this direction will be wellcomed.
Slavica/Sibel

Can anybody tell me something about serving Army in Turkey how long it last, on what priciples, is it possible to pay and not join Army, is it true that people with University servs less than others, that people with profession work the same in Army? I have many different, sometimes contradictory iformations from different people, I don't know whom to believe.
Thanks in advance.

Thanks alot, Erdinç!
(By the way - do you know what time is, do you ever sleep?)
I'm also very grateful to you, Erdinç, for your advices about Turkish pop music (although I spent most of my money to CDs and books), I bought alot of CDs, including "60'li ve 70'li yillain orijnal kayitlari"(whatever that means - suppose something like "greatest hits") part I and II, with all singers you mentioned - Ajda Pekkan, Ayten Alpman,Humeyra. I took Zeki Muren too. I couldn't find Ilhan Irem, lady in music shop gave me Ilhan Şeşen and told me that it is the same!(?)Did she cheated me? And she also gave me FUNDAN ARAP - Sevgilerde (no need translation), since I said that I like slow ballads. Well, I hope that you won't criticize me again about my bad taste for Turkish music. (I won't tell you what music my friends recomanded me which I later found on the streets of Antalya). UNFORTUNATLY, my computer doesn't work well, and it CAN'T SEE ANY OF MENTIONED CDs!!! So I can't tell you wheter I like them or not. But one of these days...
So I can't tell you do I like them or not!

Thanks so much Ali, thanks so much Erdinç (always sistematic - my man!)
Now please tell me, after "Çok tessekkur ederim" one more time, how to tell that we miss them also and sending pictures by E-mail tonight?
Please? Very important.

Oh, my God, I thought that I will NEVER ask for something like that, but...
Please, help me to translate SMS I received this mornig and (much worse) have to answer in Turkish
So:
SLM NASILSIN (how are you?-understand)
INAN HERKES SIZLERDEN BAHSEDIYOR COK IYI (something is very good?) INSANLARDI INAN OZLEDIK SIZLERI HERKEZDEN
SELAM KENDINE IYI BAK (this also understand)
Well?

I didn't descovered it, my dear Bliss, I felt it.
As I feel now that everything will be fine with you.
Did you notice that we have written our postes at the same time? So it means something, I think.
Love,
Slavica

Hello, everybody!
I'm back after wonnnnnnnnnderful 10 days in Turkey.
I've seen alot, I met all my friends and made alot of new friendships. I'm definitely in love with Turkey.
So, since I've just came home, I'm pretty tired and confused, but next days I will try to find the way to share some of my expressions with you.
Just for beginning, I want to inform you that my Turkish friends gave me Turkish name - Sibel (since the pronouncing of my real name is pretty difficult for them), which I like very much and use it whenever I can.
But, I'm curious - does it name have some meaning?

P.S. I missed you all!

Get well soon, sestrichka.
İ feel in my heart that everything will be OK, it must be.
Celuyu, krepko obnimayu i lyublyu ot vsey dushi,
tvoya sestrichka.

My dear Bliss,
Little belated, far away from you, but always wıth you in my mind and in my heart, wish you a wanderful birthday, and all luck of this world.
Celuyu, obnimayu i ochen, ochen lyublyu.
Slavica