The MGK (National Security Council), the country’s top security board, will meet today in Istanbul to address fundamental measures which some says will include the restructuring of border troops.

Under such a restructuring, the military would deploy specialized sergeants to the region instead of sending new recruits. In addition, each contingent in the region would include teams of special forces, generally used during or after large-scale military operations. Similar units within the police department are also being considered for deployment to the region. These police forces were used in the mid-1990s, but their deployment was down scaled after they were accused of violating human rights.

Hakan Fidan, the new head of (MIT) the National Intelligence Organization will brief the council about these efforts.