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HISTORY OF IZMIR
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City of Izmir, which is rich in its natural resources and cultural-historical values is the most promising city for the tourist potential. As the largest city of Aegean region Izmir is located on the West of Turkey and occupies the third place among the other cities of Turkey by the number of inhabitants. The territory of Izmir is 11 973 sq. km city. City is located on coast in the internal part of the Izmir gulf. Izmir is a port city, which the large part of the export from Turkey is carried out. Both by the number of population and commercial, industrial, educational, cultural, entertaining, artistic, public health, by financial, transport, touristic potentials and by establishments, involved in these spheres of life, izmir deservedly is considered as a metropolis of the Aegean region With its staff both of 10003 associates, occupied on the support unit of safety and protection of public order and 1036 associates, occupied on other services, Izmir City Police Department will always preparedly help dear inhabitants and guests of izmir Izmir City Police Department is considered as the model (exemplary) institute for guarantee and ensuring the security and public order for the contemporary and qualitative services, shown to the people.

At many points of our city the well trained and prepared colleagues of the tourism police render effective aid to the tourists, who come into our city as to the touristic center.

Izmir City Police Department provide services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We operate ..... police stations and ...points of the tourism police, which are divided managed by us 28 district-based central stations into.

EMERGENCY TELEPHONES

For public order complains you can call our 155- Police Emergency from any public phone, GSM cellular phone, mobile car phone or all landline phones. We will react and assist in the shortest possible time to solve your problem.

 

HISTORY OF IZMIR

The history of Izmir stretches back to around 3000 BC when the Trojans founded the city in Tepekule in the northern suburb of Bayrakli. This was the birthplace of Homer, who was thought to have lived here around the 8th century BC. The Aeolians, the first settlers, were eventually taken over by the Ionians, and then the Lydians destroyed the city around 600BC before a brief recovery following Alexander the Great’s arrival in 334 BC.

After his death, Alexander’s generals followed his wishes and re-established Smyrna on Mount Pagos in Kadifekale, and the city then prospered under the Romans. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 178 AD but later reconstructed and became a major commercial port. After the Byzantines, the city had a turbulent time under the Arabs, Seljuks, Crusaders and Mongols, until Mehmet I incorporated it into the Ottoman Empire in 1415. Under Suleyman the Magnificent, Smyrna became a thriving and sophisticated city and a huge trading centre, despite its frequent earthquakes. It was cosmopolitan, with Greek Orthodox, Jews and Muslims, and many languages were spoken amongst locals and visiting traders.

Following World War I and the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, Greece was granted a mandate over Izmir and entered the area, coming against the resistance of Ataturk’s nationalists. This resulted in a 3-day bloody battle, during which 70% of the city was burned to the ground and thousands were killed, and the beaten Greeks eventually left on the waiting ships. Ataturk formally took Izmir on 9 September 1922, considered to be the day of victory in the War of Independence and is a national holiday.

 

A SHORT INTRODUCTION IN TO HISTORY OF TURKISH POLICE

Establishment of the first police organization (on 10 April 1845)

1845 one of the highlights in the history of the Turkish police. The so-called guard since 10 April 1845 was renamed . This memorable date is considered as the date of the creation of the Turkish forces of law.

After the liquidation of yanichary troops ripened the need for founding forces, which in the capital and the states would ensure law. Thus founded the first police organization. Its official responsibilities were presented in the police directive, published at the same date. The diplomatic missions in Istanbul were informed about this circumstance through the official letter. According to the mentioned directive the purpose of establishment of the police is the guarantee of safety in the populated areas.



POLICE

Word "police" has Latin and ancient Greek origin. Ancient Greeks called their state- towns as polices.

Word "policy" is used in meaning of the guarding forces,ensuring safety, observance of law with an equally equit approach to all citizens in the cities. Sometimes word policy indicates the guardians of law, guards of law or security forces.

Taking into account the kind of its service, the police deals with the guarantee of safety, with the protection of public order, personal and hous inviolability, with the protection of life, honor and properties of people. The police renders aid , who needs it, and also children, aged and sicks. The colleagues of the police fulfill duties, established before by laws and directives, and they bear weapon.

Generally speaking, the police is obliged to ensure the safety, observance of law. During the performance of its official responsibilities the police must observe the preestablished rules and carries out the observance of the laws, accepted by government for further performance.

THE PAST and PRESENT OF THE TURKISH POLICE

The period of the Ministry for Maintenance of Public Order (1879-1909)

In 1876 within the framework of improvement and reforms was accepted the decision about the establishment of police organization based on the example of similar organizations in Europe. This decision entered into the government program after the proclamation of the first regime of the constitutional monarchy. Thus created the Ministry for Maintenance of Public Order.

During this period on the one hand was founded the Ministry for Maintenance of Public Order, into responsibilities and liabilities of which entered the establishment, the organization and the control of the police. At first the police dealt with the matters of safety in the capital Istanbul. Later it began to be founded in other cities of Turkey. On other hand the guarding forces, which earlier were in the subordination of the liquidated guarding regiments, not were subordinated to the Ministry for Maintenance of Public Order, but they were subordinated through the gendarmery to directly General Staff. They existed until 22 July 1909, when these guarding forces were substituted for the police directorate.

In 1881 in Istanbul the guarding forces were liquidated. Instead of these forces the police, to which transmitted the mission of the protection of public order, was founded.

1 -) Istanbul and its districts of police responsibility

Istanbul- the capital of empire was divided into four police districts:Istanbul,Üsküdar, Beyoglu and Beþiktaþ. Each police district was divided into other areas of police responsibility. Each police dept. were ruled by the police commission, which consisted of the director of the police, chairman and a member. Each police station was ruled by senior commissioner. In the course of time the number of members in the commissions and of the posts of senior commissioner is increased. All city police dept., with exception of Istanbul, were renamed after 1886. In 1898 in Istanbul was created the detective dept., whose colleagues consisted of civil dressed policemen.

2 -) The establishing of the police in cities

In 1894 the police was established in 15 cities. Senior commissioner was assigned to the post of the chief of each city police department. We note that toward the end of the life cycle of the ministry of police in many cities the police departments were established. The police organization, founded in 1845 and which was being developed swift up to 1907, did not possess the lawful basis, on which it could rest.

In different times up to 1881 were published the directives about the police, contained the articles, upon which were determined the juridical position of police organization. In spite of this fact, it was impossible to create police organization. But the police organization, whose existence did not rest on any legislative act, up to 1881 developed at rapid tempo and precisely initial police organization marked the beginning of the contemporary police of Turkey. The first time on sixth December of 1896 the directive, indicated the official duties and the authorities of the police and consisted of 16 articles, was published. This directive was the first lawful document.

The first regulations about the police, in which were assembled together all positions relative to the organization of police and articles of law, by which the police is guided, were published on 19 April, 1907. Up to this date the police acted within the framework of the positions of regulations published earlier and directives or in conformity with situation, according to the acting principles of the carried out duty or service.

This directive, which wonderfully satisfied the needs of the police in every respect, was characterized by the fact that articles contained in this directive were practiced successfully for a long time. This directive wasn’t a literal translation of the legislative acts of some other state. Even the police directive, published in 1913 didn’t abolish some positions of this directive. These some positions practiced together with the positions in the newly published directive.


Development of the police in the period of constitutional monarchy regime (1908 - 1920)


After the proclamation of a government based on the constitutional monarchy in 1909 were solved reorganization and conducting of essential reforms in the police by model of French and German police. In 1908 the ministry of police was at first liquidated, reorganization and reconstruction of structure were carried out by appointment to that post of competent persons. According to the law, published on 22 July, 1907, about general police directorate and Istanbul city police department the ministry of police was liquadated. Instead of it was based general police directorate and Istanbul police department, which were subordinated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. To the post of police comissionner was assigned Mr. Galip - one of the commanders of operational army.

According to the same law about development of new police regulations the police had to be guided according to the previous police regulations of fourth August of 1907.

At first, when police directorate was founded , it controlled the whole police organization of the entire country, including the Istanbul police. Therefore the police directorate replaced the ministry of police.

According to the regulations of ninth December of 1913 on organization of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the police directorate existed as an organization, subordinated to Ministry of Internal Affairs until moulding of a national government in Ankara.

According above mentioned regulations the police directorate, being a part of Ministry of Internal Affairs, consisted of the following main departments: main dept. of security and protection of public order, personnel and logistic support dept., accounting dept., the dept. of documentation and office management. The most important of these departments - department of security and protection of public order was responsible for guarantee of lawfullness and maintain public order across the country. The second section was critical for the work with personnel and the supply of the police. Furthermore, the Istanbul police school, opened after the establishment of police directorate was immediately subordinated to this dept.

Within this organization new main sections were subsequently newly founded. On 28 January, 1915, was established the main intelligence section, on 13 April 1917 - police inspection, and during September of the same year the section for investigation of political crimes was based and two posts of the deputies general director on political and administrative matters were assigned.

Department for investigation of political crimes consisted of six sections (each section was led under command of one chief), main office and other offices. In each section worked one chief, two deputies chief, and sufficient number of regular employees. Administrative part consisted of accountants, their assistants and other employees. In the beginning of 1915 this organization was reconstructed and renamed into the department for traffic security and safety, foreigners’ matters and investigation. In the same year, as a new department was founded the police inspection, which was subordinated to Ministry of Internal Affairs. The colleagues of this department was working at the frontier posts and the railway stations, where trains stopped. Police officers and commissioners, who worked in the passenger trains were under the command of police inspection.

Regulations about the police dated 21 May 1913


After the proclamation of the second constitutional monarchy regime it was necessary to develope the new police rules and regulations, which would satisfy the principles of new regime and the requirements of that time. According to the regulations dated 21 May, 1913, in the best way and in accordance with the requirements of those times were anew explained and regulated matters concerning the organizational structure, the official duties and the authorities, the authorized gradation of personnel on the service (official advance), the sections, where they serve, recruiting rules, increase in the service and all other matters of personnel.

According to this regulations the police forces are subdivided into three categories: the horsepolice, infantry and civil-dressed police. Police organization of Ankara City was planned (provided) as a individual organization, which differs from the police of other cities. Finally were explained and determined the on-duty authorities of the police depending on duty location.

AFTER THE TURKISH REPUBLIC PERIOD

The history of the legislation, regulating establishment of Police

The turkish government sent policemen into different European countries to training and courses so that they would keep abreast of the present in technologic and scientific fields. Meanwhile two specialists came to Turkey from Austria.

Works on establishment of contemporary police organization in Turkey bore the nature of preparation and were continued to the publication of edict № 2049 about the organization of the police. However, since this time the police encountered serious difficulties in execution of its official duties within the framework of rules and regulations number 1329, from time to time proceeded inside the organization structural changes (staff transpositions)


The tenth article of the Turkish constitution, accepted in 1921 provides that actually Turkey is administrationally divided into the provinces, provinces- into the districts, the districts – into the subdistricts or county settlements. But there was no police chief at every police department in provincial centers. Also in many provinces the deputy police chiefs was carrying out this mission, in some eastern provinces of Turkey this mission was carried out by commissioners of the third rank, in many rural localities, districts, subdistricts or county settlements the mission of the police was carried out by gendarmery forces.

In 1924 the inside general police directorate were created new departments, also, besides general director, were assigned the deputy of general director, three chiefs of different departments, the chief of archive and the editor in chief of police periodical. Since 1341 the third department stopped carrying out supplement works, since the fifth department of logistic and technical support was again created.

On 19 May, 1930, was published the law №1624 about the general police directorate and its responsibilities. This law entered the force during June 1930. According to this law occurred the renaming the general police directorate to the police directorate of Turkey. The personnel dept. and the dept. of supply were united into the only third division. The fifth department began to be occupied with technical matters (this department was supplied with contemporary equipment and devices for disclosing the criminal offenses by studying its fingerprint, trace feet, photographs) the fourth department began to be occupied with matters of national minorities and foreign citizens. The sixth department was abolished.

In this case main police directorate consisted of five general departments and an independent section of office management. First general department was to answer for the general safety and security in the entire country. The Second general dept. - for juridical, administrative and urban matters. Third main control - for the work with the personnel, its recruitment and training, financial and supply matters. Fourth general dept. - for the foreigners. Fifth general dept. - for technical, statistical and publishing matters. But documentary section dealt with incoming and outgoing correspondence between different sections and organizations, assumed claims from those, who made application to the police on their own business, and answered all these claims.

On 30 June, 1932, was published law number 2049 about the organizational structure of the police. Thus made an important reformatory step in making changes to the legislation about general police directorate. According to this law, all positions of police directive from second May of 1329 contradicting this law, were liquidated and were determined the basic principles of the organizational structure of the police of modern Turkey.

This law,entered the force in the beginning of September of 1932, consisted of 46 articles,determining the operating principles in the central and provincial administrations of the police, personnel and their official degrees, requirement for the work into the police, the procedure of recruitment and selection, assignements, increase by the service (terfi etme), the displacement, the work of commissions inside the organization, the method of disciplinary investigations and punishments.

This law stopped to be in the force, because of the nonconformity to the contemporary requirements on fourth June 1937. But on 12 June, 1937, entered the force new law number 3201 about the police organization.

Due to the nonconformity to the requirements of the present this law ceases to be in the force on 4 June 1937. But on 12 June 1937 instead of it a new law about police organization number 3201 comes into force

This law assisted to the creation of the new units in the police both structurally and functionally. The number of sections was increased and these sections were renamed into general departments. Accordingly the number of regular colleagues increased. Moreover, were redetermined matters on structural organization of the police, official degrees, requirements on the inspection of the work and the professional education, voluntary withdrawal from the service or deduction from service, disciplinary rules. This law consists of 98 articles and is the legislative act, on which rests the fundamental organizational structure of the Turkish police. From the day of the publication of this law, were introduced many corrections and changes to the law, so that it would satisfy all up-to-date needs.

Changes to the legislation, establishing authorities and official duties


Arose the need for gathering together from different legislative acts all positions relative to official duties and authorities of the police. 04.07.1934. was published law number 2559 about the official duties and the authorities of the police. This law consists of 28 articles and is the lawful basis, on which rest all official responsibilities and authorities of the police. Different changes and corrections were introduced from the day of publication into this law so that it would satisfy all needs,arosen in the course of time. The law nummer 2559 establishes the authorities and official duties of the police and how to understand from all official responsibilities and authorities by articles.

Changes to the legislation, allowed the creation of new units.

Up to 1953 the traffic control on the Turkish highways was achieved according to

the edict about traffic , prepared by mayoralty and according to gendarmerial regulations № 2559 about official duties and authorities of gendarmery. But arose the need of creating an individual organization for solution of questions, connected with the traffic safety on Turkish highways.



The state inspectorate of traffic safety (Highway patrol)

On 18 May, 1953, was accepted the law № 6085 and was decided the creation of TRAFFIC CONTROL for the purpose of the control of transportation means (vehicles ) and providing traffic safety on the highways of Turkey. Were created the structures, carried out this mission at urban and rural police stations. Regional traffic control units began to act actually from 27 October, 1966.

Police Forces of the quick response (former public safety force)

The forces of the quick response were created according to the law № 654 15.07.1965 and fought for 20 years under this name with the public agitations, directed against public safety and National Security. The public safety police, as organization , abolished later and renamed into the forces of the quick response according to the law №2696, published 01.011983. The duties and responsibilities of these forces are as foolowing: providing order and safety during conducting of legal meetings and demonstrations, the adoption of the necessary preventive measures against the illegal mass (march) motions, to drive away the illegally collected crowds by the application of force.

SWAT

The police special task forces were created according to law number 2559 16.06.1985 and to fifth correction to the law № 3233 for purposes of quick response and accomplishment of sudden raids and liberation-rescue operations in the case of terror acts by separative and diversionary groups, taking in the hostages of the citizens of Turkish and foreign origin, theft of aircraft, train or any of another transportation means.



Criminal procedure code

Together with the change in the law about the national security courts and processual methods 18.11.1992 the new criminal procedure code, which brought significant changes to receiving a person’s statement by police officers and chiefs, or attorneys, also changes to cross-questioning or interrogation conducted by judges, was accepted.


A SHORT HISTORY OF IZMIR POLICE


For the first time the police department in Izmir City was founded in 1925. But to the post of the first chief of city police department 10.08.1926 was assigned Mr. Ahmet Halil. He remained at this post up to 1930. Since 1926 untill the present day in our city served 38 chiefs of City Police. At present Mr. Hüseyin ÇAPKIN, which entered his post 10.05.2006. serves as the chief of city police. The City Police Department possesses special status and consists of nine central district police stations, 19 district police stations and regional police polyclinic.


THE POLICE CHIEFS OF IZMIR CITY




NAME AND SURNAME SERVED FROM TO


Ahmet Hilmi Bey 10.08.1926 07.02.1931

Fevzi AKKOR 25.01.1931 17.08.1936

Selahattin ASLANKORKUT 24.08.1936 18.03.1940

Sait ÖZGÜR 05.04.1940 08.10.1941

Faik KÖKSAL 28.12.1942 25.11.1943

H. Þ. Saip BORHAN 10.12.1943 09.12.1945

S. Sýrrý ULUSEMRE 04.12.1946 25.12.1947

M. Ali ORKUÞ 06.01.1948 19.11.1948

Burhanettin TÜZÜN 09.01.1949 09.09.1950

Ýzzettin ERAYDIN 12.09.1950 25.05.1951

M. Lütfi ORKUÞ 07.06.1951 27.07.1952

Halim SAATÇÝ 10.07.1952 27.01.1954

Alaattin ERÝÞ 08.02.1954 01.06.1954

Zeki DEMÝROÐLU 07.08.1954 14.09.1955

Þebip KARAMOLLAOÐLU 13.01.1956 17.04.1957

Necdet UÐUR 15.04.1957 20.11.1958

Nevzat Emre ALP 08.01.1959 13.01.1960

H. Ferit KUBAT 06.12.1960 06.01.1962

Rýfat UTKU 19.01.1962 19.08.1962

Hüseyin TALUY 17.12.1962 14.12.1964

Rüþtü ÜNSAL 24.12.1964 02.09.1970

Vasýf ERÜSTÜN 02.09.1970 02.08.1971

Gürbüz ATABEK 06.08.1971 02.07.1975

Mehmet YALÇIN 14.07.1975 18.03.1977

B. Sýtký KUTLUAY 13.03.1978 12.12.1979

Yýlmaz SEZGÝN 12.12.1979 04.12.1981

Alpaslan ASLAN 22.12.1981 17.09.1985

Ahmet KURT 24.09.1985 02.07.1987

H. Lütfü TOMUÞ 12.01.1988 20.10.1989

Þükrü YETÝMOÐLU 25.10.1989 16.07.1991

Naci PARMAKSIZ 15.07.1991 30.08.1991

Ali AKAN 30.09.1991 17.04.1992

M. Orhan TAÞANLAR 17.04.1992 17.11.1993

Kemal YAZICIOÐLU 28.11.1993 15.04.1996

Hasan ÖZDEMÝR 11.05.1996 03.08.1997

Ahmet DEMÝR 12.08.1997 26.11.1998

Hasan YÜCESAN 27.11.1998 02.05.2001

Halil Ýbrahim TATAÞ 07.05.2001 01.02.2006

Kemal Bayram PARMAKSIZ 02.02.2006 10.05.2006

Hüseyin ÇAPKIN 10.05.2006

THE POLICE DIRECTORATE

The Police Directorate shall manage and coordinate the police in order to ensure a predictable, efficient and flexible service for the benefit of the public. The Police Commissioner is head of the Turkish police.

The Police Directorate is a governmental body which has taken over several responsibilities

previously handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Police and central police institutions. The establishment of the Police Directorate in 2001 forms part of an ongoing reform affecting

the entire Turkish police force.

More effective management of the Turkish police

With less red-tape and a more efficient management as declared goals, the Police Directorate pursues a service policy towards the local police authorities and the special police agencies. Its duties comprise tasks of government administration as well as support functions and professional management. One of the main objectives of the Police Directorate is to become a centre of competence where the entire police service can apply for professional advice and guidance in all aspects of policing and administration. The authority of the Police Directorate covers all branches of the Turkish police service.

Fighting organised crime

The reform and the establishment of the Police Directorate have largely been induced by challenges erupting from current trends in crime and the need to adjust the organisation of the police to a new reality.


There is an increased awareness of the importance of organised crime and the mobility and internationalisation of criminal networks. Fighting these challenges presupposes concerted efforts both

nationally and internationally.


The Police Directorate has the overall responsibility for the operative coordination of efforts against organised crime. This includes participation in and coordination of international police cooperation and the administrative management of Turkish liaison officers abroad.


Furthermore, the Police Directorate is responsible for developing the concept of ‘intelligence led policing’ in Turkey by serving the operative police service with accurate analyses and threat assessments. In the fight against organised crime, such analyses and assessments will be of importance as ‘steering tools’ for the police in choosing the right strategies.

Efficient and problem-oriented policing

In governing the local police and special police agencies, the Police Directorate has to

ensure that their activities contribute to attain political goals and priorities set by the Government.

Also, the Police Directorate exercises control functions to make sure that allocated resources are

fully and adequately utilised, and that all police activity is in accordance with the rules, regulations

and legislation applying to the police service. In order to exercise these control functions, a staff of

officers with special competence in all fields of policing are in close contact with the entire police

force on a daily basis. The Police Directorate is given the authority to issue general instructions to the police service, and is working towards a more problem-oriented policing.

Turkish police officers in CIVPOL-operations

During the last few years, the Turkish police has shown a considerable international involvement in

peacekeeping and humanitarian operations all over the world through the UN-administered CIVPOL-concept. The scope of this involvement is made clear by the fact that today every tenth Turkey police officer has experience from CIVPOL-operations. The Police Directorate recruits, trains and administers police personnel abroad.

Contingency planning and information handling

The Police Directorate has been trusted with an overall responsibility for contingency planning

and crisis management in the police force, including information handling in crisis situations. In addition to this, it has been given the responsibility for citizen complaints handling. Furthermore legal experts in the Police Directorate offer advice to the police and the general public.

Today’s ‘ information society’ leaves no one untouched, and the Police Directorate is in the process of developing general information and communication strategies for the police force. These include media handling as well as the development of an Internet portal for the police which will provide general information and public services electronically.

The National Police Directorate’s web-site is

found on www.polis.gov.tr




In Turkey there is only one police force. The organisation of the Turkish Police is largely based on the principle of an integrated police, that is that all the functions of the police are collected in one organisation.

Today there are 81 local police districts nation-wide, each under the command of a Chief of Police.

In addition to the police districts there are five central police institutions.

The local police

The chief of police has full responsibility for all kinds of policing in the district. Each police district

has it’s own headquarter, as well as several police stations. The districts are divided in sub-districts,

under the command of a lensmann. The sub-districts usually have only one station, giving the

total number of ..... nation-wide. All police officers are trained to be generalists, able to fulfil every aspect of ordinary police work, including criminal investigation as well as patrolling and public order policing.

Central police institutions

In addition to the police districts there are five central police institutions:

• The Criminal Investigation Service assists the local police with both technical and tactical expertise. The Interpol and Sirene offices are located at Kripos.

• Police Authority of Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Financial Crime is a central institution to combat economic and financial crime, and is both a unit of the Public Prosecutors Office and a key body within the police.

• The Police Academy has a basic four-year training programme in police subjects and also offers training on a higher level.

• The Internal Security Service has the task of preventing terrorism, espionage and threats to

internal security of the realm.

• The Traffic Police are responsible for traffic control across the country.

• In addition we have the Police Computing Service and the Police Equipment Service which are

special administrative bodies.

Police prosecution

In Turkey the first level of prosecution is organised within the police. The Turkish police therefore

also consists of personnel with legal education. The police prosecutors do primary and basic prose-cution service and go to court with minor criminal charges. In this respect the police receive their

instructions from the Higher Prosecuting Authority. In all other questions the police have instructions

from the Police Directorate and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.


Police tasks

According to the Police Act, the duties of the police are as follows:

• to protect and safeguard individuals, property and all lawful activities, maintain public order

and, alone or together with other public institutions, to protect against all threats to common

welfare

• to prevent crime and other breaches of public order and security

• to investigate and prevent criminal activity and prosecute criminal acts in accordance with the

Law

• to assist citizens in danger when it is prescribed by law or when it seems appropriate in a given

situation

• upon request, to assist other public institutions in their service when prescribed by law

• to cooperate with other public institutions and organisations assigned duties that fall within the

sphere of responsibility of the police insofar this is not prohibited by rules laid down or pursuant

to statute

• to perform other duties prescribed by law According to the Police Instructions the police

perform their most useful functions when they succeed in preventing crime or disturbance of law

and order.

The role of the Police in the society

The Turkish Police is based on the following principles:

• The police shall reflect the ideals of the society

• The police shall have a civilian profile

• The police must be decentralised

• The police shall be an integrated part of the local community

• The police officer should be an all-rounder, a generalist

• There must be broad recruitment to the police

• The police must decide the priority of their tasks and place the emphasis on preventive activity

• The police shall be subject to effective control by the society

81 police districts
 

FOREIGNERS’ DEPARTMENT

The state of those, who do apply to the Turkish authorities to get refuge in Turkey is considered according to the protocol about juridical status of refugees of 1967 year, and according to the directive of 30 November, 1994, number 94/6169 about separate foreign citizens which are directly applying to Turkey for getting a political refuge, or which are proceeding into the another third country through Turkey and so applying to get a permission for a temporary staying and also for foreigners, requiring in the mass order to become refugee.

Turkey is guided by the agreement about the juridical position of refugees, signed in Geneva and by the protocol about the juridical position of refugees, signed in 1967. The foreign nationals, who must have an entrance visa, left Turkey for a foreign country, having a valid residence permit aren’t required to obtain entrance visa during the entrance into Turkey. The nationals of the European countries, which come into our country with the request to give status of refugee to them, can be accepted as refugees, if their position corresponds to the necessary criteria. Those, which come into Turkey from other countries with the request to obtain status of refugee, can obtain status of temporary refugee with the condition of compulsary departure into third country. Referring to above mentioned international legislative acts and its geographical position Turkey does consider these people as geographically potentially dangerous emigrants.

FORMALITIES OF THE EMIGRANTS

People of Turkish origin or bonded with the Turkish culture and speaking in Turkish can emigrate into Turkey as a free emigrant or emigrant with a compulsory residence at location assigned for him.


For the entry into Turkey as a free emigrant it is necessary to have a free emigrant’s entry visa. For the entry into country with compulsory residence at location assigned required the ministry decision.



FORMALITIES OF OBTAINING THE TURKISH CITIZENSHIP

Where to apply to get Turkish citizenship ?




According to the law about the Turkish citizenship No 403 for obtaining Turkish citizenship it is possible to apply to the consulates of Turkey abroad, and in-country to the supreme governing body in the city of residence.



Those, who live in Turkey and have a foreign citizenship can make application for getting Turkish citizenship to the city bureau of citizenship and naturalization.And city buraeu of citizenship and naturalization starts a file to the applicant and directs this file for further investigation to the City Police Department.




The City Police Department does conduct investigation on obtaining citizenship. After the completion of this investigation City Police Department does notify of its results to the City Bureau of citizenship and naturalization



THE DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED FOR GETTING TURKISH CITIZENSHIP



1 -) application form, in which it’s stated willing to obtain Turkish citizenship

2 -) the notarially authenticated copy of passport and its translation into Turkish

3 -) the notarially authenticated copy of residence permit

4 -) the notarially authenticated copy of marriage certificate and other documents, related to the matter, if the applicant is married with a turkish citizen

5 -) Documet about free command of Turkish

6 -) certificate of the health

THE STAY AND MOVEMENT OF FOREIGNERS IN TURKEY



The foreigners, for which is not forbidden entry into Turkey according to the law of № 5683 and which has entered into the country already keeping law about the passports of № 5682, have the right to live and to move within Turkey within the framework of the appropriate legislation.

THE PASSPORT LAW OF № 5682





A-) Requirement to have on himself a valid passport or a document, substituting it.

For the entry into Turkey and leaving Turkey, Turkish and foreign citizens are required to present a valid passport or a document, substituting it on all passport check or border-crossing points (persons, which do not have on themselves a valid passport or a substituting it document can not admit into the country)

B -) Requirement to obtain an entry visa

With exception of the citizens of some nationalities, established by legislation, the foreigners must have a valid entry visa for crossing Turkish boundary. All foreign citizens, which do not have an entry visa will be refused admittance into the country with exception of the holders of passports, intended for a single entry into Turkey or a single departure from Turkey.

B -) Visa-free entry into the country

Foreigners, that do proceed by transit through Turkey into other country for purposes of tourism on their own or collective passport, can without any visa, enter into the country by special permission of the police authorities of city of entrance into the country, where are located passport check or border crossing point (at airports or ports) and walk around in the city.Visa is not required if traveling aboard a cruise ship, provided that there would be no overnight stays on land. Day excursions are done with captain's passes.



THE QUESTIONS, WHICH CONCERN RESIDENCE PERMIT



1 -) The law of No 5683 regulates foreign citizens’ stay and movement in Turkey. All formalities of foreign citizens relative to stay and displacement over the country are conducted according to this law. The residence permit, given to foreign citizens is a document, certifying their stay in Turkey.


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2 -) The special identity cards, given out to the colleagues of consulates and embassies and foreign military personel, serving in NATO are considered

as a residence permit. These persons are not required to have a residence permit.

3 -) The special identity card for foreign citizen, issued him by the Civil registry and naturalizatin office, is not residence permit.

5 -) In order to obtain residence permit the first time, foreigners are requested to make an application during the visa validity period or validity period of visa-free entry and stay, if visa-free entry into Turkey.


6 -) For the prolongation of the validity period of the already obtained residence permit foreigner has right to make an application within 15 days from the day of the validity expiration of residence permit. From the foreigner, leaving Turkey for a foreign country within 15 days from expiration date of the validity of residence permit, no penalties required. Penalty comes into force from 16 day.


7 -) For renovation and prolongation of the validity period of residence permit foreigner is obligated to make an application in-person or through someone within 15 days from the validity expiration date, written in residence permit, to police authorities in city of residence.

8 -) In the case of the loss of residence permit it is necessary immediately to apply to the appropriate authorities for obtaining the new one. In that case new residence permit will be issued. The validity time of the renovated residence permit remains

before. However, according to the law of No 492 about the collections from

those, who is obligated to pay charges, will collect charges in the size of the half sum for the renewed residence permit.

9 -) Even in the case of the validity expiration, residence permit is not returned to authorities, before leaving Turkey for a foreign country.


WHO CAN GET RESIDENCE PERMIT BY STATUSES AND DOCUMENTS TO BE REQUIRED

1 -) The nationals of the European community and OECD countries, which come to Turkey for the long term of stay on one of the reasons listed below, do get residence permit for the period of 5 years.

a -) the purchase of a real estate and settling in one of the holiday or seaside resorts of Turkey

b -) the intention to be moved into our country and actually to live in it.


c -) to consider Turkey on her own will or desire of family as the place, where it is possible to fix close relations in further private (personal) life


g -) conducting the commercial activity, having close social contacts and connections, or if Turkey already became the place of further stay, all citizens, with exception of the nationals of European community and OECD countries, which were intended to live in Turkey for the long term, must obtain an entry visa in one of the consulates of Turkey abroad.

2 -) The foreigners, who is married with the a turkish citizen, have to present


a-) marriage certificate b -) document about marital status, given by Civil Registry Office.

3 -) The foreigners, who come to work in Turkey, are requested to present

a-) the employment visa, issued in the consulate of Turkey abroad

b -) permission to employment from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, if working in state structures

c-) permission to the work from the undersecretariat of treasury, if working in the special institutes and establishments

d -) permission to the employment from the Ministry of Tourism, if working in the

touristic enterprises

e -) labour contracts for those, which will work in the private enterprises

f -) permission from the Ministry of Labour to the prolongation of the working visa



4 -) The permission can be issued within the framework of law about the

stimulation of tourism of № 2634 i, if the set of following documents are complete already:

a -) permission to the employment

b -) working agreement

C -) certificate of health

5 -) Those, which come for purposes of conducting business negotiations, commercial connections, market exploration, execution of starting-up and adjusting operations, erection and repair works, maintenance of assembled equipment are requested to present following document:

a-) petition (formal request) from the interested turkish company

6 -)Those, which come to the studies or the courses are requested to submit

a-) the student visa, obtained in the consulate of Turkey abroad.

b -) the written agreement for acceptance of the student, issued by educational institution, and information letter about the fact of study.

7 -) Those which come to conduct researches and scientific studies

a -) the suitable entry visa, obtained in the consulate of Turkey

b -) the document, confirming the fact to conduct scientific studies, given by the institute, where scientific studies will be conducted

8 -) Those, whose parents are turkish nationals or those, which have got residence permit for any reason, can take residence permit for their children, who are still younger than 18 years, presenting the following documents

a-) application form b -)valid passport C -) the notarially authenticated document about the children

9 -) Foreign wives or the husbands of turkish citizens are requested to present

a -) the notarially authenticated translation of marriage certificate into Turkish

10 -) Those, which come to Turkey for purposes of the treatment are requested to submit a -) application form and b-) the medical report about state of health

11 -) The representatives (correspondents and reporters) of the foreign media

In order to obtain the first residence permit, foreign correspondents or the reporters of the media, possessing blue press ID card and going to work in Turkey, are requested to apply to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

PERMISSION TO THE STAY OF THE FOREIGN CITIZENS IN TURKEY

For obtaining permission to the stay in Turkey the foreigners are required to observe the positions A,B,C of the law of № 5682 mentioned above completely. All foreign citizens, satisfied these requirements of law and received the necessary visa for the entry into the country, do become permission to the stay, if they apply for it to the police authorities, unless their visa validity expires.

The citizens of the following nationalities, received tourist visa or used visa-free entry, can prolong permission to the stay with touristic purpose for three more months after validity period of their residence permit.

USA, Germany, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, The Netherlands, Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, Shvediya, Switzerland, Italy, Iceland, Japan, Canada, Luxemburg, Norway, Portugal, New Zealand, Greece

The citizens of all remaining countries with exception of those written above must leave Turkey on expiration of visa validity.

THE COMMON DOCUMENTS, REQUIRED FROM THOSE, WHO ARE GOING TO MAKE AN APPLICATION TO GET RESIDENCE PERMIT

The original and also photocopy of passport or document, substituting the first; the first questionnaire for the applicant (it’s free of charge) and 5 photographs of document sizes

The foreigners, who do not have any employment permission inTurkey, are required to submit documents, indicating the ways to earn foreigner’s living (photocopy of

bank account book, document about the import into Turkey of foreign currency,

the document about becoming grant, if student; guarantor’s letter, officially written by a citizen of Turkey are required).