IT crimes in Turkish Criminal Law

Information systems that provide speed and convenience in the processing and management of information have resulted in an undeniable share of use by penetrating almost every area of our lives, resulting in the use of individuals from their own lives to services run by private or public institutions. Considering that information systems are indispensable elements of today's world, the violations made through these systems should be resolved in a fast, predictive way and the material punishment norms to be created should be arranged in a scope that can adapt to the advancing technology. It is clear that only the regulations in the national legislation of the countries will not be enough to struggle the crimes committed in the field of informatics effectively. Therefore, a common language should be established in the struggle against these crimes and national legal regulations should be harmonized. In this context, our study aims to contribute to this field by combination of the existing regulations in the field of informatics in the Turkish Penal Code and the harmonization of these regulations with comparative law, as well as evaluation of the deficiencies in such regulations and offering suggestions. In our study, the types of crime in the "Crimes in the Field of Informatics" section of the Turkish Penal Code numbered 5237 will be examined with the various and numerous resource researches, and the ideas in the doctrine will be enriched by the decisions of the Supreme Court and will be examined in terms of the material criminal law. In this context, before going to the examination of the crimes based on the elements of the crime in the field of informatics, the basic concepts and technical terms related to the informatics crimes will be examined and general information peculiar to the informatics crimes will be given. Keywords: Informatics, Information System, Informatics Crimes, Crimes in Field of Informatics, Cyber Security, Cyber Terrorism.