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General Directorate of Security

General Directorate of Security
Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü
Common name Polis
Turkish National Police logo.png
Logo of the General Directorate of Security
Agency overview
Employees 270,791
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
National agency Turkey
Constituting instrument Law on Duties and Powers of the Police
General nature
Operational structure
Elected officer responsible Süleyman Soylu, Interior Minister
Agency executive Mehmet Celalettin Lekesiz, General Director
Parent agency Ministry of the Interior
Website
http://www.egm.gov.tr/

The General Directorate of Security (Turkish: Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü) are the civilian police force responsible for law enforcement in Turkey.

In the provinces, it operates under the command of governors (Turkish: vali) and district governors (Turkish: kaymakam). Civil administrators (Turkish: mülki amir) are responsible for the security and wellbeing of towns and districts. 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:

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:

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 Istanbul Conference on Democracy and Global Security.

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. Superintendents and inspectors wear silver stars rank on their shoulders. Highest-ranking officers wear gold stars.

Çevik Kuvvet armpatch

Naval armpatch

Traffic armpatch

General Service armpatch

Airport armpatch

Some well-known police units in Turkey are:


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