Crimes Behind the Keyboard While digital transformation has made our lives easier, it has also opened up a new and unlimited field of activity for the criminal world. Crimes are now committed not only on the streets but also in cyberspace, behind keyboards and screens. Cybercrimes cover all illegal acts targeting or committed through a...
The Gravest Attack on the Right to Life The most fundamental and superior value protected by the legal system is undoubtedly the right to life. Murder, which is a deliberate attack on this right, is subject to the most severe sanctions in our laws. While the news of murder in the media causes outrage in...
Two Offences at the Top of Criminal Statistics Judicial statistics published by the Ministry of Justice reveal a constant fact every year: In Turkey, intentional injury and theft are the most common offences that are most frequently referred to the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and most frequently seen in courts. These two types of offences,...
Conceptual Confusion and Legal Distinction Although often used interchangeably in the media, migrant smuggling and human trafficking are two completely different types of offences. While migrant smuggling is a crime that basically violates the border security and sovereignty rights of a country, human trafficking is a human rights violation that directly targets the freedom, honour...
Offences that hurt the conscience of society and the law’s response Sexual offences against children, who are the most vulnerable members of society, are acts that inflict deep wounds not only on the victim but also on the conscience of the whole society. The role of the legal system in combating these offences is both...
Structures Threatening the Peace of Society Organised crime organisations, which have recently come to the agenda with operations with code names such as “Cage” and “Mahzen” conducted by the Ministry of Interior, are among the most dangerous structures that threaten the peace of society and public order. These organisations systematically commit many crimes such as...
Violence against Women as a Social Wound Violence against women, which is one of the most painful and bleeding wounds in Turkey, and femicide, which is the gravest consequence of this violence, are never off the agenda of the media and the public. While we are shaken by the news that almost every day another...
Evolution of Fraud in a Digitalised World With the penetration of technology into all areas of life, crime types have also adapted to this new order. Fraud is perhaps the type of crime that has achieved this adaptation in the fastest and most “creative” way. Every day in the media, we come across headlines such...
Drug Offences as a Social Threat One of the most important problems threatening public health in Turkey and in the world is undoubtedly the use and trafficking of drugs or stimulants. This type of crime, which frequently appears in the media with headlines such as “operation against poison dealers” and “narcotics raid”, deeply affects not...
Criminal law is a branch of public law that regulates criminal acts and the sanctions to be applied to these acts in order to protect social order. When an offence is committed, the state’s power to punish (public prosecution) comes into play. However, for some offences, investigation and prosecution cannot be carried out without the...
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