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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]
Female riot police squad (Çevik Kuvvet Polis) in Turkey.Law enforcement in Turkey is carried out by several departments and agencies, all acting under the Ministry of Internal Affairs except military police which is under the command of the Turkish Armed Forces and the National Intelligence Organization which directly reports to the president.
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]
Municipal police (Turkish: Belediye zabıtası) is a law enforcement body responsible for ensuring the implementation and control of public services in different municipalities in Turkey. The police officers also use their powers as traffic police in metropolitan municipalities .
In 2006, an analysis by the United Nations indicates an approximate median of 300 police officers per 100,000 inhabitants. [1] Only nine countries disclosed values lower than 100 officers per 100,000 inhabitants. [1] The highest median of police officers – around 400 – was observed in West Asia, Eastern and Southern Europe. [1]
In August 2013, Greek police arrested a German citizen on the island of Chios on suspicion of spying for Turkey. Police said they had found in the man's possession cameras, laptops, maps and glasses with an embedded camera, and an email he had sent to an unidentified recipient with details on Greek warships and army vehicles on the island.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish police detained 217 people on Wednesday, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, after tear gas and rubber bullets were used to stop the protesters reaching Taksim Square ...
The Istanbul Chief of Police (Turkish: İstanbul Emniyet Müdürü) is the head of the General Directorate of Security (Turkish National Police) of the Istanbul Province. [1] Together with the Ankara Chief of Police it is traditionally the most important position in the Turkish police after the General Director of the General Directorate of ...