DESCRIPTION, SUBORDINATION AND DUTIES of the GENDARMERIE

        The Gendarmerie of the Turkish Republic is an armed, military security and law enforcement organization, which maintains security and public order in its responsibility area and executes the duties ascribed to it by other law and regulations.

       Subordination:

The Gendarmerie General Command is subordinated to the Turkish General Staff in terms of training and education in addition to the fulfilment of duties related to the military laws and regulations, while it is subordinated to the Ministry of Interior as to the security and public order duties.

         Duties:

The duties of Gendarmerie fall in four main headings as administrative, judicial, military and other duties in accordance with “Law No 2803 on Gendarmerie Organization, Duties and Authorities”:

         Administrative Duties

        They cover preventive law enforcement measures taken before a crime is committed and the activities carried out in this regard. These duties are of great importance with a view to preventing crime environment before it is formed, and constitute the most part of the duties performed.

           Judicial Duties

       They cover all the legal proceedings mentioned in the laws after the commitment of the crime. To search, find, collect and send evidences of crimes to the competent authorities, to find out criminals and catch and deliver them to the justice in parallel with the instructions of Public Prosecutors are under the scope of the judicial duties.

       They cover duties which are derived from the military laws and regulations and are assigned by the General Staff.

            The duties apart from the administrative, judicial and military duties that are assigned by the orders and decisions regarding the fulfilment of other legislation provisions, facility guarding, protection of individuals and transfer security of prisoners comprise its other duties.