Türkey’s Cybersecurity Policy Framework

• Authors: Dominika Liszkowska

Abstracts

EN

The Internet and cyberspace are a gradually developing structure. Every second, new devices, systems and users connect within the network, which causes constant growth and changes in the sphere of threats arising from cyberspace. Türkiye is one of the countries in the world most exposed to cyber threats. However, one of its goals was to bring the field of cybersecurity to an international level. The aim of this article is to present the framework of Türkiye’s cybersecurity policy and answer the following questions: What steps have been taken in Türkiye to protect the state and society against the effects of threats in cyberspace? In which areas has Türkiye achieved significant progress in cyberspace protection, and which are still the biggest challenges?

Keywords

EN

Türkiye; cybersecurity; Türkiye’s cybersecurity policy; cyberspace; security; Policy

• Publisher: Akademia Sztuki Wojennej
• Journal: Cybersecurity and Law
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 79-91

Dates

published

2024

Contributors

author

Dominika Liszkowska

• Faculty of Humanities, Koszalin University of Technology

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Identifiers

DOI

10.35467/cal/187262

Biblioteka Nauki

31341977