DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS (KATEM)

KATEM, under the Department of Criminal Police Laboratories, provides training in forensic and crime scene investigation.

KATEM delivers basic and specialized courses about crime scene investigation, analyzing evidence, and other forensic topics for national and international law enforcement bodies.

While national courses are arranged for police officers and gendarmerie, international courses are given to foreign police organizations according to bilateral training agreements between Turkey and other countries. KATEM also arranges training activities for international organizations such as Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), the Black Sea Economic Europe (OSCE) and Turkish Cooperation and Development Administration (TİKA).

KATEM is a training unit that gives training to solve crime with using evidence-based approach and continues to deliver modern and contemporary training in national and international field with continuous self-renewal, effective training methods and aims to educate staff who believe in the rule of law, respect human rights and possess necessary technical knowledge and experience.