INTELLIGENCE ACADEMY (ISAK)

 

The Intelligence Academy, founded in 1951, is the training unit of the Department of Intelligence.
It has 3 main activities which include:

  1. In-Service Trainings
  2. International Trainings
  3. Publications

 

IN-SERVICE TRAININGS:

 

The Intelligence Academy, known as ISAK (İstihbarat Akademisi), organizes in-service training programs toward Turkish police intelligence officers. These programs consist of;

  • Basic intelligence course,
  • Advanced-level intelligence courses,
  • Personal development courses.

Every year approximately 1500 cadets take part in these programs.

INTERNATIONAL TRAININGS

 


In this contemporary time, where it is necessary for the world states to commonly think about the struggle for the international terrorism and organized crime to develop active approaches in order to find solution to those problems, ISAK attaches great importance to international training activities.
ISAK has actively involved in international training exchange programs since 1997. As of 2011, more than 1900 members of foreign law enforcement intelligence agencies in 31 countries have participated in İSAK’s certificate programs including but not limited to courses titled;

  • Homeland Security Intelligence,
  • Surveillance on Foot and by Vehicle,
  • Intelligence Role Against Terrorism,
  • Organized Crime Intelligence,
  • Recruitment of Human Sources,
  • Technical and Electronical Intelligence,
  • Intelligent Case Officer.

 

PUBLICATONS

 


ISAK defends the understanding that, “those who do not know their past, can not be successful in the future”. As a result of this understanding, it tries to transform the information and experience that it has required up to today to the written sphere and it has published more than 100 books by evaluating its operational experiences and by using scientific methods. By publishing those books, the Academy helps the personnel to follow the past and contemporary issues concerning their own spheres and to be aware of the new information.

To implement national and international training activities the Academy has modern facilities including VIP salons, classrooms, a conference room where  simultaneous  interpreting service in three languages is offered, computer and technical classes, meeting rooms, a guest house of 100 persons capacity, a library with access to international catalogs, indoor sport pitches, fitness centers, and saunas.

   

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

The participants of ISAK’s programs not only get trained in classrooms but also find opportunity to visit the most beatiful historical and touristic attractions in Turkish cities such as Istanbul, Ankara, and Antalya during the programs.

ISAK’s dedicated personnel arrange those visits and accompany trainees during their visit to those places.

VISION

ISAK has adopted the proverb of the Great Leader ATATÜRK “it is not enough to see the horizon, it is also necessary to see beyond the horizon and to know about the place beyond the horizon” as a guide and it will continue its training activities in order to achieve what ATATÜRK envisioned as “peace at Home, peace in the World”

 

OBJECTIVE

With these programs, ISAK aims at;

  • building trust and confidence among law enforcement intelligence agencies from different countries,
  • better fighting against transnational terrorism and organized crime,
  • creating awareness of different points of view in intelligence activities,
  • contributing to a common language among police intelligence officers,
  • providing a platform to discuss issues affecting countries and share information with one another,
  • contributing to regional and global human security and public peace.