GENERAL INFORMATION
 

Project title
 

STRENGTHENING THE INVESTIGATION CAPACITY OF TURKISH NATIONAL POLICE AND GENDARMERIE AGAINST ORGANISED CRIME

Priority area
 

Justice, Freedom and Security

Beneficiary

The Turkish National Police and Gendarmerie

Co-Beneficiary
 

Ministry of Justice, Communications Presidency, Undersecretary of Customs and Coast Guard Command

Duration

Duration: 29 Months

Start: 27/10/2010

End: 30/04/2013

EU contribution (Euro)

€ 7,925,000

PROJECT SUMMARY

Brief description of the project and main objectives
 

In the course of progress towards accession to the European Union, Turkey has made efforts to establish similar structures to those found in EU Member States and to have similar acquis and procedures against organised crime in the transition to the norms, expectations and obligations of EU Member State administrations.

Organised crime groups have become increasingly sophisticated in developing methods to avoid detection and prosecution and new technologies provide new opportunities for criminals to exploit. Criminal groups have developed defensive mechanisms that prevent infiltration and intervention into their organisations. During the investigation of organised crimes, human, drugs, arms and nuclear materials trafficking and corruption, in some cases, the collection of critical evidence is possible only by using technical devices. Special investigative methods including the surveillance of criminal organisations by technical devices are within the remit of the Criminal Procedure Law, of 13/11/2004.

The project aims to improve the detection and conviction rate of organised criminals through increasing evidence collection capacity through utilising technical means and putting in place crime fighting methodologies such as those that exist in the European Union. The primary beneficiaries of the project are the Turkish National Police and Gendarmerie and the side beneficiaries are the Ministry of Justice, Communications Presidency, Undersecretary of Customs and Coast Guard Command. The intervention consists of twinning and supply contracts.

Location

Achievements / expected outputs

Result 1: Identified EU requirements and best practices and the current status of Turkey in terms of fight against organised crime.

Result 2: Strengthened institutional capacity of the pilot organised crime units in compliance with EU requirements and best practices.

Result 3: Strengthened technical and investigation capacity of organised crime units in compliance with EU requirements and best practices.