TR

TURKEY

Intel Environment

Military Alliance	NATO
Interior Intelligence Services	Milli Istihbarat Teskilati (MIT) (National Intelligence Organization) (WP) (FAS) Jandarma İstihbarat ve Terörle Mücadele (JİTEM) (Gendarmerie Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism Bureau) Kamu Düzeni ve Güvenliği Müsteşarlığı (Undersecretariat of Public Order and Security) Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü İstihbarat Daire Başkanlığı (Police Intelligence Bureau)
Exterior Intelligence Services
Military Intelligence Services	Genelkurmay İstihbarat Daire Başkanlığı (Joint Chief of Staff Intelligence Bureau) Kara Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı İstihbarat Başkanlığı (Army Intelligence Bureau) Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı İstihbarat Başkanlığı (Naval Intelligence Bureau) Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı İstihbarat Başkanlığı (Air Force Intelligence Bureau) Sahil Güvenlik Komutanlığı İstihbarat Başkanlığı (Coast Guard Intelligence Bureau)
SIGINT/COMINT Alliances	Unknown, but some kind of agreement/exchange with US Intel

Telco/Carrier/ISP Environment

Type	Name	Ownership	Main Office	URL	Notes
GSM 1800	Avea Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (AVEA)			http://www.avea.com.tr/
GSM 900	Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri)			http://www.turkcell.com.tr/
GSM 900	Vodafone Telekomunikasyon A.S (Vodafone Turkey)			http://www.vodafone.com.tr/

Transnational Cables and Connections

Type	Name	Ownership	Connecting Point A	Connection Points	URL/Notes
480 Gbits/s	SEA-ME-WE-3			Norden (DE) / Oostende (BE) / Goonhilly (GB) / Penmarch (FR) / Sesimbra (PT) / Tetuan (MA) / Mazara del Vallo (IT) / Chania (GR) / Marmaris (TR) / Yeroskipou (CY) / Alexandria (EG) / Suez (EG) / Jeddah (SA) / Djibouti (DJ) / Muscat (OM) / Fujairah (AE) / Karachi (PK) / Mumbai (IN) / Cochin (IN) / Mount Lavinia (LK) / Pyapon (MM) / Satun (TH) / Penang, (MY) (Where it meets the SAFE and the FLAG cables.) / Medan (IN) / Tuas (SG) / Jakarta (IN) / Perth (AU) / Mersing (MY) / Tungku (BN) / Da Nang (VN) / Batangas (PH) / Taipa (MO) / Deep Water Bay (HK) / Shantou (CN) / Fangshan (TW) / Toucheng (TW) / Shanghai (CN) / Keoje (KR) / Okinawa, (JP)	WP

SIGINT/COMINT Stations and Operators

Name	Location	Operator	Capabilities
	Adana
	Agri	TR-operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM
	Antalya	TR-operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM
	Diyarbakir
	Edirne	TR-operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM
	Istanbul	TR-operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM
	Izmir	TR-operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM
	Kars
	Sinop	TR-operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM

LI Legislation

• Crypto Regulation requiring GAK (Government Access to Keys)

SIGINT/COMINT Legal Grounds

• Regulation on the implementation of the investigative measures on intercepting telecommunication, undercover agents and technical surveillance as proscribed under the Code of Criminal Procedure (2007)

Vendor Appearance

• 2013: GAMMA / FINFISHER see Citizenlab Report 20130430
• 2013: HACKINGTEAM see securelist.com Report 20130425

Articles / Events / Situations

Date	Source	Title	Tags
20130617	spiegel.de	G-8-Gipfel: Britische Abhöraktion verärgert Russland	GB / GCHQ / RU / TR
20130617	guardian.co.uk	G20 summits: Russia and Turkey react with fury to spying revelations - Ankara summons UK ambassador and says GCHQ allegations are 'scandalous' if confirmed	GCHQ / GB / TR / RU
20130616	guardian.co.uk	G20 surveillance: why was Turkey targeted? Gordon Brown had hailed 'strong and strengthening ties' with the country, which was – and is – an ally	GB / TR / GCHQ / NSA
20130603	cnn.com	Turkcell: We received political pressure to block communications in Turkey	TR / TURKCELL
20130531	terminalx.org	Turkish Prime Ministry disallows probing intelligence officials over wiretapping of journalists	TR
20130430	citizenlab.org	For their Eyes Only: The Commercialization of Digital Spying (Full Report)	FINFISHER / GAMMA / AU / AT / BH / BN / BG / CA / CZ / EE / ET / DE / HU / IN / ID / JP / LV / LT / MK / MY / MX / MG / NL / NG / PK / PA / QA / RO / RS / SG / ZA / TR / TM / AE / GB / US / VN
20130430	citizenlab.org	For Their Eyes Only: The Commercialization of Digital Spying	FINFISHER / GAMMA / AU / AT / BH / BN / BG / CA / CZ / EE / ET / DE / HU / IN / ID / JP / LV / LT / MK / MY / MX / MG / NL / NG / PK / PA / QA / RO / RS / SG / ZA / TR / TM / AE / GB / US / VN
20130425	securelist.com	Spyware. HackingTeam	HACKINGTEAM / MX / IT / VN / AE / IQ / LB / MA / PA / TJ / IN / IR / SA / KR / ES / PL / TR / AR / CA / ML / OM / CN / US / KZ / EG / UA / UZ / CO / TW / BR / RU / KG / GB / BH / ET / ID / DE / LY
20130127	munkschool.utoronto.ca	PLANET BLUE COAT: MAPPING GLOBAL CENSORSHIP AND SURVEILLANCE TOOLS	BLUECOAT / EG / KW / QA / SA / AE / AF / BH / CN / IN / ID / IQ / KE / LB / MY / NG / RU / KR / SG / TH / TR / VE
29.02.2012	emea-intelligence.com	Intelligence 2012 International Intelligence & Forensics & Surveillance Conference and Exhibition (29.02.-02.03. in Istanbul)	TR
31.12.2008	cablesearch.org	'BUG' Found in Opposition CHP Headquarters	Bug Turkey Compromat CHP
23.09.2008	cablesearch.org	A report by Turkish Parliament's Human Rights Committee says about widespread wiretapping fears in Turkey that it was not possible to BUG everyone because of technical and legal reasons.	Turkey Bug