The Experience of the Republic of Turkey in Combating Cybercrime and Issues of Preventing Criminal Offenses in the Field of Information Technologies

Abstract

Cybercrime is a relatively new type of crime. With the widespread use of the Internet and its integration into all areas of life, this type of crime and the methods of committing it are also evolving. Therefore, the main goal of this article is to explore the establishment of specialized police units and the development of new crime prevention policies in Türkiye to combat cybercrime. In this study, the policies developed by the General Directorate of Security of Türkiye to fight cybercrime are analyzed using the classical approach model within the framework of state policy processes. The institutional analysis method was applied in the research. The study examines the legal regulations issued by Türkiye in combating cybercrime, the technical units established, its personnel policy, and the factors that influenced the development of these policies. Additionally, a comparison is made with the policies in this field in Kazakhstan.The relevance of the topic lies in addressing the importance of measures aimed at protecting information constituting a state secret and legally protected personal data of citizens within Kazakhstan’s cyberspace.