# Turkey security personnel and staffing expansion

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/turkey-security-personnel-and-staffing-expansion
> Updated: 2026-08-13T16:19:00.000Z. Sources: 37. Developments: 3.

Turkey has implemented several measures to expand and centralize its security and personnel management. Through Presidential Decrees No. 199 and 200, the government created 6,250 new positions for the General Directorate of Security, including roles for chief inspectors, police managers, and police chiefs. These decrees also granted the Presidency authority to freeze or release empty positions and assign unique identification codes to cadres to improve centralized oversight.

To enhance safety in educational environments following recent incidents in Şanlıurfa and Kahramanmaraş, the Ministry of Interior announced the recruitment of 30,000 school security staff, referred to as ‘garden attendants’ (bahçe görevlisi), across 81 provinces. Managed through İŞKUR, this initiative aims to complete recruitment before the new academic year begins. These attendants will monitor school entrances and exits to track the movement of students, parents, and visitors, providing early warnings for suspicious activities. This model supplements existing measures; police and gendarmerie will continue to be stationed at schools classified as high-risk. Additionally, a special emergency button has been added to the 112 Emergency mobile application in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, allowing teachers to report incidents directly to security units.

Furthering security reforms, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi attended the graduation of 5,915 officers from the Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy. During the ceremony, Erdoğan highlighted the passage of the ‘Terror-Free Turkey’ law, describing it as a ‘historic step’ toward a terror-free region. Minister Çiftçi defined the legal framework’s roadmap through four stages: ‘liquidation, verification, supervision, and normalization,’ noting that the process is not an amnesty and excludes heavy crimes.

## Claims

- The Ministry of Interior will employ 30,000 garden staff to enhance school security. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Recruitment for the 30,000 positions will be conducted through İŞKUR. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- The new staff will begin working at schools at the start of the new academic year. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Quotas for the positions have been determined across 81 provinces based on requests from governorships. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- President Erdoğan stated that the issue of terrorism will be solved permanently. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- A total of 5,915 personnel, including 1,142 officers and 4,773 non-commissioned officers, graduated from the academy. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- First and second-degree risk schools will continue to have permanent police presence. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- A special emergency button has been added to the 112 Emergency application for teachers. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- 16 foreign officers graduated, including 10 from Azerbaijan and 6 from Kazakhstan. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- President Erdoğan described the 'Terror-free Turkey' law proposal passed in Parliament as a historic step. (single source)

## Timeline

### 2026-08-13: Turkey holds major security academy graduation amid new anti-terror law

President Erdoğan and Interior Minister Çiftçi addressed the graduation of 5,915 security personnel, while highlighting the 'Terror-Free Turkey' law as a historic step toward regional stability.

22 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/erdoan-attends-gendarmerie-and-coast-guard-academy-graduation

### 2026-08-13: Turkey to employ 30,000 school security attendants

Turkey will employ 30,000 garden attendants across 81 provinces to bolster school security. Applications will be handled via İŞKUR to support existing police presence and enhance early warning systems.

11 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/turkey-to-hire-30000-school-security-staff-across-81-provinces

### 2026-08-08: Turkey creates 6,250 new police positions and centralizes cadre control

Turkey has issued decrees creating 6,250 new positions for the General Directorate of Security and granting the Presidency authority to freeze or release empty public sector cadres.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/turkey-creates-6250-new-police-positions-and-centralizes-cadre-control

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