Private security in the scope of devolution of administrative activities

It is considered to be possible that private law bodies and people execute activities which are originally organized as public services. However, execution of public services related to sovereignty by private law bodies is not possible. Security service, fulfilled by government in the scope of armband activities, is one of the main tasks of the state. Private law bodies are operating in provision of security service which is directly related to the power to use force. These private law bodies and people operating in this field are called as ?private security?. Although private law bodies and people are operating in the field of security, devolution of this field to them is not possible.In the first part of this thesis titled ?Private Security in the Scope of Devolution of Administrative Activities?, firstly, devolution of public service to private law bodies is discussed and then the place of the armband activities in the administrative tasks and execution of these services by private law bodies are handled. The second part of the thesis is devoted to implementation of private security in Turkey with a special concern to ?Law No. 5188 Related to Private Security Services? and related legislation, which considerably enlarges the operation field of private security.