The General Directorate of Security ( tr, Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü) or Turkish Police Service ( tr, Türk Polis Teşkilatı) is the national civilian

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responsible for

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of the Republic of Turkey, which is affiliated with the

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Structure

In the provinces, it operates under the command of

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s ( tr, vali) and district governors ( tr, kaymakam). Civil administrators ( tr, mülki amir) are responsible for the security and well being of

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s and

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s. The Turkish National Police (TNP) operates within the network of the civil administration system and carries out its duties under the command and control of the civil authority. Town governors and heads of district administrations supervise the force. The TNP is organised as follows: *Central organisation *Provincial organisation **81 Directorates of Provincial Police **751 Police Directorates of Towns affiliated to Provinces **22 Border Gates Police Directorates **18 Free-Zone

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s **834 police stations in 81

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Ranks

Function and mission

In general, the police's realm of responsibility is geographically located inside the municipal boundaries in Turkey. In accordance with the “Law on Duties and Powers of the Police”, the duties of the Police are to: *provide public peace and order *provide

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of persons and properties *detect, arrest and transfer both offenders and case evidence to the appropriate judicial bodies *perform duties apart from the administrative such as judicial assigned by laws, regulations and government acts *prevent crime in order to protect public safety and order The TNP also has political duties such as the protection of the integrity of the state and the preservation of constitutional order. Furthermore, the TNP has administrative functions, including preventive, protective and assistance duties. A Traffic Services Department, a Highways Traffic Security Council and a Supreme Board for Highway Security have been established in order to deal with traffic problems more effectively. The TNP hosts the

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Units

All Turkish police officers wear navy-blue uniforms and caps. Patrol cars can be identified by their unique blue-white design and the writing ''“Polis”'' (Turkish for 'Police') on the side doors and hood. Commissioners and police chiefs wear silver stars rank on their shoulders and police directors wear gold stars. File:TURKEY - Sevik Kuvvet.jpg,

Çevik Kuvvet The Çevik Kuvvet ( en, Agile Force or ''Rapid Response Force'') is the riot squad of the General Directorate of Security (Turkish National Police). It was established in 1982, replacing the ''Toplum Polisi''. Equipment includes TOMA water can ...

armpatch File:TURKEY - Deniz.jpg, Naval armpatch File:TURKEY - Trafic.jpg, Traffic armpatch File:TURKEY - Genel Hizmet.jpg, General Service armpatch File:TURKEY - Hava Limani.jpg, Airport armpatch Some well-known police units in Turkey are: * ''Martılar'' ( en, Gulls) bike patrol units * ''Yunuslar'' ( en, Dolphins) motorcycle units * ''Şahinler'' ( en, Falcons) motorcycle units of the traffic department. * TOMA armored water cannon designed for riot control. *

( en, Agile Force) who handle riot control cases. * Özel Harekat( en, Special Operations) which is the special response unit of the directorate (quite like the American SWAT or the German GSG 9). * Karşı Atak Timi ( en, Counter Attack Team) close protection service for the president. *Aviation Department File:Turkish Republic Day 2012 08.JPG, Police Academy during Parade File:Turkish Bike cops (4).jpg, Motorcycle unit ''Yunuslar'' File:TOMA2.JPG, ''TOMA'' water cannon in Istanbul, 2013 File:FemaleRiotPoliceSquadTurkey (2).JPG, Female riot police squad (Çevik Kuvvet Polis) File:Istamboul - Bateau police.jpg, Police patrol boat File:PoliceDiver.jpg, Police diver File:Bell429 TurkishPolice Teknofest2019 (2).jpg, Bell 429 helicopter of Turkish Police Aviation Department

Training

The TNP receives two categories of training, the first being in-service training provided by the Department of Education operating directly under the General Directorate of Security; whereas pre-profession training is provided by the Police Academy. The Police Academy offers five different training programs: *Police Schools (2 years) *Police Training Centers (8 months) *Police Chiefs Training Center (1 year) *Security Sciences Institute *Higher Level Management Training There are other educational institutions that give expert in-service training, such as the Turkish International Academy Against Drugs and Organized Crime and the Crime Investigation and Research Education Center.

Equipment

Handguns

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Sarsılmaz Kılınç 2000 The Sarsılmaz Kılınç 2000 is a semi-automatic pistol chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum round. It is manufactured at the Sarsılmaz Silah Sanayi factory in Turkey. It was previously sold in the U.S. by the ArmaLite corporation under the ArmaL ...

* Girsan MC 28 SA * TP9 SF Elite-S * SAR 9 METE

Submachine guns

Heckler & Koch MP5 The Heckler & Koch MP5 (german: Maschinenpistole 5) is a 9x19mm Parabellum submachine gun, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch. There are over 100 variants and clones of the MP5, ...

* SAR 109T

Riot control

FN 303 The FN 303 is a semi-automatic less-lethal riot gun designed and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal. The FN 303 uses compressed air to fire projectiles from a 15-round drum magazine. It is designed to incapacitate the target through b ...

Milkor MGL The Milkor MGL (Multiple Grenade Launcher) is a lightweight 40 mm six-shot revolver-type grenade launcher (variations also fire 37/38mm) developed and manufactured in South Africa by Milkor (Pty) Ltd. The MGL was demonstrated as a concept to the ...

Vehicles

Aircraft

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* Cessna Citation XLS+ * Bell 206 *

Bell 429 The Bell 429 GlobalRanger is a light, twin-engine helicopter developed by Bell Helicopter and Korea Aerospace Industries. First flight of the Bell 429 prototype took place on February 27, 2007, *

MD Helicopters MD 600 The MD Helicopters MD 600N is a light utility civilian helicopter designed in the United States. It is a stretched eight-seat development of the five-seat MD 520N helicopter. Design and development McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MD Heli ...

Sikorsky S-70 The Sikorsky S-70 is an American medium transport/utility helicopter family manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. It was developed for the United States Army in the 1970s, winning a competition to be designated the UH-60 Black Hawk and spawning a ...

Aérospatiale Alouette II The Aérospatiale Alouette II (, " lark"; company designations SE 313 and SA 318) is a French light helicopter originally manufactured by Sud Aviation and later Aérospatiale. It was the first production helicopter powered by a gas turbine ...

For surveillance purposes *

TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK The TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK is a twin-engine, tandem seat, multi-role, all-weather attack helicopter based on the Agusta A129 Mangusta platform. The T129 was developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in partnership with Leonardo (Ag ...

TAI Anka The TAI Anka is a family of unmanned aerial vehicles developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries primarily for the Turkish Air Force. Envisioned in the early 2000s for aerial surveillance and reconnaissance missions, Anka has evolved into a modul ...

* Bayraktar UAV - 12 *ÇAĞATAY

VTOL A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is one that can take off and land vertically without relying on a runway. This classification can include a variety of types of aircraft including helicopters as well as thrust-vectoring fixed-wi ...

UAV An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controlle ...

*Arcturus T-20 UAV *UÇBEY VTOL UAV

References

External links

General Directorate of Security

Directorate of Security, Foreign Relations DepartmentPolice Association
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