Volume #1, Issue #16
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Showcased Police Stations
From the Republic of Turkey
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Karaköy, Istanbul Police Station
SULUCK DISTRICT – POLICE STATION
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“T.R., Selcuk District Governorship, Ephesus Gendarmerie, Carocal Command”
- Agency / Formed: General Directorate of Security / April 10, 1845
- Type / Category / Size: Police Department / National / Large
- Headquarters Address: Ankara, Turkey
- Address: Karaköy, Katamustafa, Istanbul
- Address: Sulcuk Station – Ataturk Select Otogn / Ismic
- Address: Sultanahet Station – Sultanahet Square, Fateh, Istanbul
- Website: egm.gov.tr
- Sworn Officers: 323,842 Sworn & Civilian ( Depending who is Reporting Same: European Common Market or Turkey )
- Jurisdiction Population: 85.3 Million ( 2022 )
- Jurisdiction Size: Square Miles
- Interesting Fact: Station and Prinvces
- 1, 267 Stations
- 81 Provinces
- Interesting Fact: Training for all employees has vastly improved in over the last twenty years
- Police Vocational Training – 2 Months
- General Police Training – 2 Years
- Required In-Service Training – Continual
- Superiors Training – 1 Year
- Master Training (Forensics) Forensics Science Institution – 4 Terms
- Chief’s of Police Training – 1 Year
- Interesting Fact: Turkey is member of the OSCE, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe > Read More
- Interesting Fact: Turkey Ranks 1st in Europe with highest number of Police
- Pictures Taken By: Steve Keddell
Call Box – Turkey is a Member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE maintains regular co-operation with a large number of international, regional and sub-regional organizations.
Among its key partner organizations are:
The OSCE Secretariat is responsible for sustaining the relationships with its peers and organizes regular bilateral and multilateral meetings at the level of headquarters, in order to build synergies and draw on the strengths and comparative advantages of each organization. As a regional arrangement under Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, the OSCE supports the United Nations with maintaining peace and security at the regional level. It also serves as a forum for co-operation with regional and sub-regional organizations and initiatives in the OSCE area.
To address the potential spillover of security threats between the OSCE area and neighbouring regions, the Organization also works with regional organizations from outside the OSCE area. The goal is to share experience and best practices in early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management, post-conflict rehabilitation, promotion of human rights and democratic elections.
Call Box – Turkey is a Member of the Global Organized Crime Index
Turkey’s Criminality Score: Rating of 6.89 > 12th out of 193 Countries, 5th out of Asian Countries, & 3rd out of Western Asia Countries
Read more analysis on Turkey’s rating in 9 important areas of Law Enforcement & Security: People, Trade, Environment, Drugs, Criminal Actors, Leadership & Governance, Criminal Justice & Security, and Civil Society & Social Protection
Call Box – 1982 Turkish Constitution, Article 17 and 34
Articles 17 and 34
Articles 17 of the 1982 Constitution provides that:
- Everyone has the right to life and the rights to protect and improve his/her corporeal and spiritual existence.
- No one shall be subjected to torture or maltreatment; no one shall be subjected to penalties or treatment incompatible with human dignity.
- Human rights may be suspended in a situation of emergency but this does not apply to the rights to life and to bodily integrity. However, it is also stipulated in Article 17 that the right to life is not violated by:
- The act of killing in case of self-defence and, when permitted by law as a compelling measure to use a weapon, during the execution of warrants of capture and arrest, the prevention of the escape of lawfully arrested or convicted persons, the quelling of riot or insurrection, or carrying out the orders of authorized bodies during state of emergency.
- This would allow use of firearms other than where necessary to confront an imminent threat of death or serious injury or a grave and proximate threat to life.
- According to Article 34, Human rights may be suspended in a situation of emergency but this does not apply to the rights to life and to bodily integrity. However, it is also stipulated in Article 17 that the right to life is not violated by:
- The act of killing in case of self-defence and, when permitted by law as a compelling measure to use a weapon, during the execution of warrants of capture and arrest, the prevention of the escape of lawfully arrested or convicted persons, the quelling of riot or insurrection, or carrying out the orders of authorized bodies during state of emergency.
- Everyone has the right to hold unarmed and peaceful meetings and demonstration marches without prior permission:
- The right to hold meetings and demonstration marches shall be restricted only by law on the grounds of national security, public order, prevention of commission of crime, protection of public health and public morals or the rights and freedoms of others. The formalities, conditions, and procedures to be applied in the exercise of the right to hold meetings and demonstration marches shall be prescribed by law.
- Everyone has the right to life and the right to protect and improve his/her corporeal and spiritual existence.
- No one shall be subjected to torture or maltreatment; no one shall be subjected to penalties or treatment incompatible with human dignity.
- Human rights may be suspended in a situation of emergency but this does not apply to the rights to life and to bodily integrity. However, it is also stipulated in Article 17 that the right to life is not violated by:
- The act of killing in case of self-defence and, when permitted by law as a compelling measure to use a weapon, during the execution of warrants of capture and arrest, the prevention of the escape of lawfully arrested or convicted persons, the quelling of riot or insurrection, or carrying out the orders of authorized bodies during state of emergency.
- This would allow use of firearms other than where necessary to confront an imminent threat of death or serious injury or a grave and proximate threat to life.
- According to Article 34:
- Everyone has the right to hold unarmed and peaceful meetings and demonstration marches without prior permission.
- The right to hold meetings and demonstration marches shall be restricted only by law on the grounds of national security, public order, prevention of commission of crime, protection of public health and public morals or the rights and freedoms of others. The formalities, conditions, and procedures to be applied in the exercise of the right to hold meetings and demonstration marches shall be prescribed by law.
Call Box – USA State Department – 2022 Country Report on Human Rights: Turkey
Executive Summary
Turkey is a constitutional republic with an executive presidential system and a unicameral 600-seat parliament (the Grand National Assembly). In presidential and parliamentary elections in 2018, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe observers expressed concern regarding restrictions on media reporting and the campaign environment, including the jailing of a presidential candidate, that restricted the ability of opposition candidates to compete on an equal basis and campaign freely.
The National Police and Jandarma, under the control of the Ministry of Interior, are responsible for security in urban areas and rural and border areas, respectively. The military has overall responsibility for border control. Civilian authorities maintained effective control over security forces. Members of the security forces committed abuses, and impunity was a significant problem.
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Call Box – Turkish National Police Academy
Information about the National Academy
- Started: November 6, 1937
- Number of Turkish Student: 2,000 Make and 500 Females
- Website: pa.edu.tr/
Policy Statement
Turkish National Police Academy (TNPA) is the institution in Turkey responsible for training police chiefs and police constables. Founded in 1937 under the name of Police Institute, it has undergone a number of structural changes. Finally, in 2015, the Faculty of Security Sciences, which offered a four-year bachelor’s programme, was converted into Police Chiefs Training Centre, which provides one year of training for students holding a bachelor’s degree.
In addition to training police chiefs and constables, TNPA offers postgraduate education for both members and non-members of the Turkish Police Organization. At the Institute of Security Sciences, the Institute of Forensic Sciences, and Traffic Institute, there are currently 14 master programmes and two doctorate programmes. Two of the master programmes, namely M.A. in International Security and M.A. in Intelligence Research are taught fully in English. Through bilateral agreements, exchange programmes, and scholarships, international students are able to apply and study in all graduate programmes offered by TNPA. As of May 2020, a total of 57 international students has graduated from these programmes.
Read More >>> Erasmus+ Policy Statement of the Turkish National Police Academy for the Period 2021-2027
Call Box – The Metropolitan Police Service of London, England has a Certified “Turkish Police Association“
NOT part of the National Turkish Police Force
London Metropolitan Turkish Police Association Logo and the Turkish National Police Logo appear to be the same at first ‘glance’
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