An amendment was made to the Article 3 of the Law on Military Forbidden Zones and Security Zones. Accordingly, the guard posts, service buildings etc. where the contingents of the Gendarmerie General Command and Coast Guard Command are positioned will automatically be deemed special security zones, and the limits of these zones will be determined by the Ministry of Interior. In case the ministry decides that it is not necessary to declare such areas special security zones, it will have to take a decision on this matter; furthermore, a regulation will be issued to outline the necessary procedures (Executive Decree 690 Article 19).
An amendment to the same law specifies that civilian authorities will determine what crops can be grown in the areas within 200 meters to the exterior limit of the said security zones. The regulation that will determine the principles and procedures concerning the application of the same law will be drafted jointly by the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of National Defense after receiving the opinion of the General Staff, and later put into effect by a Council of Ministers resolution (Executive Decree 694 Article 46-47).