CIAO DATE: 03/2014
March 2012
International Strategic Research Organization (USAK)
A study has been carried out with a view to assessing the current situation regarding the security of Critical Energy Infrastructure Components (CEIC) in Turkey, raising awareness on this subject and presenting the challenges and proposing solutions to the general public and the authorities. Consequently, an executive summary has been prepared of this study, which is called ‘The Critical Energy Infrastructure Security Project’ and it consists of all the aspects and detailed results of this study. By summarizing this extensive study, this text will serve as a form of road map for policymakers. Consequently, also presented in this executive summary are suggestions for increased CEIC security, based on workshops conducted by ‘The Critical Energy Infrastructure Security Project’ and opinions revealed by field research as well as examples of applications by different countries found in the literature. Further details of the conclusions and suggestions listed in this report, consisting of 7 parts, can be found in the study ‘The Critical Energy Infrastructure Security Project’. The first part of the report explains the importance of CEIC and the purpose and method of the study. In the second part, it is stated how CEIC is determined in Turkey and why petrol and gas pipeline projects are of strategic importance in the present systems, followed by a description of pipelines present in our country and their locations, as well as other planned pipeline projects. Part three establishes the laws aimed at CEIC safety and which institutions and units are involved in this context. Later on in part four, CEIC security issues are examined and in the context of the off-site CEIC security, the content of terrorist attacks directed particularly at pipelines, thefts, violations and accidents as well as their extent and areas are explained. The fifth part explains how CEIC security is maintained in light of these problems. Through the opinions of participants in workshops conducted by ‘The Critical Energy Infrastructure Safety Project’ and of authorities interviewed during field research, along with the examples of applications by different countries determined in the literature, recommendations were made for improving CEIC security in the sixth part. The last part discusses the importance and the means for coordinating the necessary regulations and precautions in view of these recommendations.
Resource link: Critical Energy Infrastructure Security Project Final Report [PDF] - 985K