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The Police Special Operations Department (Turkish: Polis Özel Harekât Dairesi) or Police Special Action [1] (Turkish: Polis Özel Harekât), abbreviated as PÖH, is the police tactical unit of the General Directorate of Security in Turkey. The force consists of 22,000 personnel, more than a thousand of whom are women. [2]
The Turkish Police also play a big part in important intelligence and counter-terrorist operations. The police force is organised as follows: Central organisation; Provincial organisation 81 Province Directorate; 751 District Directorate affiliated to Province Directorate; 22 Border Gates Police Directorates; 18 Free-Zone police stations
Special Forces Command also played a role in operations such as Operation Olive Branch, [23] Operation Claw (2019–2020), [24] Operation Peace Spring [25] and Operations Claw-Eagle and Tiger. [ 26 ] Turkish SF Officers are constantly operating and are active in the war on the PKK in the southeastern border region of Turkey and northern Iraq.
The General Directorate of Security (Turkish: Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü) or the Turkish National Police, abbreviated TNP, is the national civil police of Turkey primarily responsible for law enforcement in urban areas, whilst rural policing falls under the jurisdiction of the Gendarmerie General Command. [2]
The Police Counter Attack Teams (Turkish: Polis Karşı Atak Timleri) or simply CAT is one of the special forces unit of the General Directorate of Security. Unlike the Police Special Operations Department (PÖH), the unit specializes in executive protection.
The Gendarmerie Special Public Security Command (Turkish: Jandarma Özel Asayiş Komutanlığı) or JÖAK, is the police tactical unit of the Gendarmerie General Command.It has several missions which include counter-terrorist actions, underwater operations, hostage rescue, riot control, and other high-threat criminal actions. [1]
Wolf (Turkish: Börü) is a six-part 2018 Turkish-language miniseries starring Ahu Türkpençe, Serkan Çayoğlu, and Emir Benderlioğlu. The plot revolves around the lives of Turkey's Police Special Operation Teams, covering several years of Turkish history beginning in 2014. [1] [2] [3] It was released on February 28, 2018 on Star TV.
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