Technical and legal aspects of informatics in the field of crime

In the second half of the XXth century, by the invention of computers and the then the computer networks, classical business and trade life, communication methods and social life covered distance only in 20-30 years which took centuries previously. This new era is called ?Information Age?. In parallel to constant and rapid development of technology at this information age which transforms and shapes societies in every areas and makes our lives easier to a large extent, also methods for abusing technology have appeared. These crime methods are the new crime types called as ?cyber crime? except classical perpetration methods.In my study which has two chapters, technical subjects such as informatics, computers, computer networks, Internet, historical development progress of Internet, the concept of cyber crimes, classification of cyber crimes and methods of committing cyber crimes have been analyzed in the first chapter. In the second chapter, cyber crimes which was arranged under the title of ?Crimes in the Field of Informatics? in Turkish Criminal Code have been emphasized.When analyzing these crime types, it has been deliberated on the arrangements made by the laws and their reflections to practice in accordance with the decisions of Turkish Supreme Court. In both chapters, arrangements made in comparative law have been included as the occasion arises. Keywords: Computer, Informatics, Field of Informatics, Internet, Cyber Crimes, Turkish Penal Code, Real Cyber Crimes, Bank Cards, Credit Cards