procedures, rules and standards prepared, and ensure their implementation and
coordination under the chairmanship of the Ministry of Transport, Maritime and
Communication, and consist of Undersecretaries of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the
Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Transport, Maritime
and Communication, the Public Order and Security, the National Intelligence
Organization, the Chief of Communications Electronics and Information Systems of
Turkish General Staff, the Head of the Information Technologies and Communications
Authority, the Head of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, the
Head of the Financial Crimes Investigation Board, the Head of the Telecommunication
and Communication Authority as well as senior staff from ministries and public
institutions to be determined by the Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication.
Duties and Powers of the Ministry
ARTICLE 5- (1) Within the scope of this Decision, duties of the Ministry are as
follows;
a) Preparing policies, strategies and action plans to ensure National Cyber
Security,
b) Preparing rules and procedures to ensure security and confidentiality of
information and data belonging to public institutions and organizations,
c) Following the set-up of technical infrastructure and ensuring the testing and
verification of efficiency of applications in order to ensure National Cyber Security in
public institutions and organizations,
d) Exerting efforts to ensure the security of national information technologies,
communication infrastructure and systems as well as databases, to create systems for
follow-up, intervention and prevention of cyber threats and attacks by identifying the
critical infrastructures, to set up and ensure the set-up of the relevant centers, to control,
operate and constantly strengthen these systems,
e) Encouraging the development and production of any national solutions and
intervention instruments against cyber-attacks to ensure National Cyber Security and
promoting their use,
f) Employing a sufficient number of expert personnel and planning, coordinating
and conducting their training and development, that is necessary for critical institutions
and locations in respect of National Cyber Security.
g) Cooperating with other countries and international organizations within the