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T.C. İÇİŞLERİ BAKANLIĞI

WEB SİTESİ GİZLİLİK VE ÇEREZ POLİTİKASI

T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı tarafından işletilen www.icisleri.gov.tr web sitesini ziyaret edenlerin kişisel verilerini 6698 sayılı Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kanunu uyarınca işlemekte ve gizliliğini korumaktayız. Bu Web Sitesi Gizlilik ve Çerez Politikası ile ziyaretçilerin kişisel verilerinin işlenmesi, çerez politikası ve internet sitesi gizlilik ilkeleri belirlenmektedir.

Çerezler (cookies), küçük bilgileri saklayan küçük metin dosyalarıdır. Çerezler, ziyaret ettiğiniz internet siteleri tarafından, tarayıcılar aracılığıyla cihazınıza veya ağ sunucusuna depolanır. İnternet sitesi tarayıcınıza yüklendiğinde, çerezler cihazınızda saklanır. Çerezler, internet sitesinin düzgün çalışmasını, daha güvenli hale getirilmesini, daha iyi kullanıcı deneyimi sunmasını sağlar. Oturum ve yerel depolama alanları da çerezlerle aynı amaç için kullanılır. İnternet sitemizde çerez bulunmamakta, oturum ve yerel depolama alanları çalışmaktadır.

Web sitemizin ziyaretçiler tarafından en verimli şekilde faydalanılması için çerezler kullanılmaktadır. Çerezler tercih edilmemesi halinde tarayıcı ayarlarından silinebilir ya da engellenebilir. Ancak bu web sitemizin performansını olumsuz etkileyebilir. Ziyaretçi tarayıcıdan çerez ayarlarını değiştirmediği sürece bu sitede çerez kullanımını kabul ettiği varsayılır.

1.Kişisel Verilerin İşlenme Amacı

Web sitemizi ziyaret etmeniz dolayısıyla elde edilen kişisel verileriniz aşağıda sıralanan amaçlarla T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı tarafından Kanun’un 5. ve 6. maddelerine uygun olarak işlenmektedir:

T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı tarafından yürütülen ticari faaliyetlerin yürütülmesi için gerekli çalışmaların yapılması ve buna bağlı iş süreçlerinin gerçekleştirilmesi,
T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı tarafından sunulan ürün ve hizmetlerden ilgili kişileri faydalandırmak için gerekli çalışmaların yapılması ve ilgili iş süreçlerinin gerçekleştirilmesi,
T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı tarafından sunulan ürün ve hizmetlerin ilgili kişilerin beğeni, kullanım alışkanlıkları ve ihtiyaçlarına göre özelleştirilerek ilgili kişilere önerilmesi ve tanıtılması.

2.Kişisel Verilerin Aktarıldığı Taraflar ve Aktarım Amacı

Web sitemizi ziyaret etmeniz dolayısıyla elde edilen kişisel verileriniz, kişisel verilerinizin işlenme amaçları doğrultusunda, iş ortaklarımıza, tedarikçilerimize kanunen yetkili kamu kurumlarına ve özel kişilere Kanun’un 8. ve 9. maddelerinde belirtilen kişisel veri işleme şartları ve amaçları kapsamında aktarılabilmektedir.

3.Kişisel Verilerin Toplanma Yöntemi

Çerezler, ziyaret edilen internet siteleri tarafından tarayıcılar aracılığıyla cihaza veya ağ sunucusuna depolanan küçük metin dosyalarıdır. Web sitemiz ziyaret edildiğinde, kişisel verilerin saklanması için herhangi bir çerez kullanılmamaktadır.

4.Çerezleri Kullanım Amacı

Web sitemiz birinci ve üçüncü taraf çerezleri kullanır. Birinci taraf çerezleri çoğunlukla web sitesinin doğru şekilde çalışması için gereklidir, kişisel verilerinizi tutmazlar. Üçüncü taraf çerezleri, web sitemizin performansını, etkileşimini, güvenliğini, reklamları ve sonucunda daha iyi bir hizmet sunmak için kullanılır. Kullanıcı deneyimi ve web sitemizle gelecekteki etkileşimleri hızlandırmaya yardımcı olur. Bu kapsamda çerezler;

İşlevsel: Bunlar, web sitemizdeki bazı önemli olmayan işlevlere yardımcı olan çerezlerdir. Bu işlevler arasında videolar gibi içerik yerleştirme veya web sitesindeki içerikleri sosyal medya platformlarında paylaşma yer alır.

Teknik olarak web sitemizde kullanılan çerez türleri aşağıdaki tabloda gösterilmektedir.

Oturum Çerezleri

(Session Cookies)

Oturum çerezleri ziyaretçilerimizin web sitemizi ziyaretleri süresince kullanılan, tarayıcı kapatıldıktan sonra silinen geçici çerezlerdir. Amacı ziyaretiniz süresince İnternet Sitesinin düzgün bir biçimde çalışmasının teminini sağlamaktır. (ASP.NET_SessionId)

Web sitemizde çerez kullanılmasının başlıca amaçları aşağıda sıralanmaktadır:

• İnternet sitesinin işlevselliğini ve performansını arttırmak yoluyla sizlere sunulan hizmetleri geliştirmek,

5.Çerez Tercihlerini Kontrol Etme

Farklı tarayıcılar web siteleri tarafından kullanılan çerezleri engellemek ve silmek için farklı yöntemler sunar. Çerezleri engellemek / silmek için tarayıcı ayarları değiştirilmelidir. Tanımlama bilgilerinin nasıl yönetileceği ve silineceği hakkında daha fazla bilgi edinmek için www.allaboutcookies.org adresini ziyaret edilebilir. Ziyaretçi, tarayıcı ayarlarını değiştirerek çerezlere ilişkin tercihlerini kişiselleştirme imkânına sahiptir.

6.Veri Sahiplerinin Hakları

Kanunun “ilgili kişinin haklarını düzenleyen” 11. maddesi kapsamındaki talepleri, Politika’da düzenlendiği şekilde, ayrıntısını Başvuru Formunu’nu Bakanlığımıza ileterek yapabilir. Talebin niteliğine göre en kısa sürede ve en geç otuz gün içinde başvuruları ücretsiz olarak sonuçlandırılır; ancak işlemin ayrıca bir maliyet gerektirmesi halinde Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kurulu tarafından belirlenecek tarifeye göre ücret talep edilebilir.

Traffic Enforcement Activities

5. Traffic Enforcement

Traffic enforcement is the most effective intervention to ensure observance of traffic rules by road users Changing road user behavior to ensure compliance with the rules requires to reinforce road user perception (defined as “Perceived Risk of Being Caught”) that any violations will be penalized, consolidated with immediate sanctions.

The society demands increased traffic enforcement and in return, enforcers request more understanding and as much support as possible for enforcement activities of all sorts, which seek to protect the health and safety of the society.

The ultimate goal of traffic enforcement is to ensure safety of life and property for all. From this perspective, it is only normal for certain enforcement methodologies and sanctions to lose their importance whereas others can become more important or implemented more frequently in tandem with social demands and reduced violations. Increased administrative sanctions is another preferred methodology to eliminate risky behaviors leading, especially, to serious injuries and deaths.

Traffic enforcement has always been and is still an important method to redress risky driver behavior as well as for enhanced traffic safety. During the implementation term of the 2011-2020 Road Traffic Safety Strategy and Action Plan, traffic law enforcers have had significant success towards traffic safety.

Especially the Traffic Safety Implementation Policy Document enacted in 2017 has brought a new dimension to target oriented enforcement activities, putting Turkey among the handful of countries to achieve the target of 50% reduction in traffic accidents in the period between 2011 and 2020.

Traffic enforcement focus has recently shifted from focusing on the root causes of violations and especially repeat-violators instead of mere violation of traffic rules, including interventions addressing the real causes of the problem through new strategies and focusing on risky drivers locally.

The 2021-2023 Road Traffic Safety Action Plan prepared within the scope of the Safe System Approach examines;

i. Focusing on Violations of Rules,

ii. Vehicles,

iii. Roads,

iv. Electronic Systems,

v. Aircrafts,

vi. On-board Systems,

As well as;

vii. The contribution of the Enforcement Aids on traffic safety have been analyzed within the scope of the 2021-2023 Road Traffic Safety Action Plan prepared within the scope of the Safe System Approach.

i. Safe System Approach; Traffic Enforcement Focusing On “VIOLATION OF RULES

Analyses and other studies on road traffic safety demonstrate the pivotal nature of works to be carried out on various components of traffic (i.e., road users -humans, vehicles, roads and the road environment) around which such theories as Vision Zero and the Safe System Approach designed for traffic safety shall evolve.

Traffic rules that are effective on driver behavior requires voluntary adherence by drivers even in absence of any possibility of being caught or sanctioned. Otherwise, driver behavior can revert to non-compliant, when the perceived sense of being caught or the severity of sanctions are reduced.

For this reason, similar to other prevalent conditions that effect social acceptance of other laws and rules, there are two basic conditions to ensure voluntary acceptance of traffic rules by road users, which concern:

1. Recognition of rules, and

2. Practicality of rules.

In view that traffic accidents are a public health issue, preventable and that can be resolved through the Safe System Approach, elimination of all factors leading up to human-induced traffic accidents (humans being the primary system-component) require a scientific effort

1. Speed Enforcement

Excessive or inappropriate speed is the cause of 1/3 of all deaths in traffic accidents around the world and also the primary cause of increased severity of traffic accidents due to other reasons. Speed-related deaths can be reduced through road design, engineering measures, and use of in-car technologies and elimination of the speeding habit as well as traffic enforcement. Speed enforcement on road sections, where accidents occur is easily accepted by the society. Furthermore, speed enforcement is also pivotal in prevention of other traffic violations. The rate of driver failure within the total of speed-related accidents is around 40%. A 5% decrease in average speed translates into a 30% reduction in deadly accidents. Electronic Enforcement Systems are the most effective method for speed reduction.

Objective	O.8. Contributing to Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continuous and Intensive Speed Enforcement within the Scope of the Safe System Approach
Target-1	T.8.1. Reduction of speed-related accidents leading to death and injuries
Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators	Ministry of Environment and Urbanization General Directorate of Local Governments Ministry of Interior General Directorate of the Turkish National Police General Command of the Gendarmerie Strategy Development Presidency Ministry of Industry and Technology General Directorate of Metering and Industrial Products Safety General Directorate of Industry Turkish Standards Institute Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure General Directorate of Highways Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate Transport Safety Inspection Center Municipalities Union of Municipalities of Turkey

Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 8.1.1: Rate of completion of the legal amendment to change the number of speed violations from 5 to 3 in the previous year retrospectively from the date of violation concerned, which shall entail confiscation of the license of the driver concerned	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Strategy Development Presidency, General Directorate of the Turkish National Police COOPERATION BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie	20%	-	50%	100%	-
PI 8.1.2: Rate of completion of works concerning the finalization of legal regulations concerning vehicles, infrastructures and training for total mobilization as well as other efforts concerning the announcement of the “2021-2022 Anti-speed Movement with the aim to counter excessive and inappropriate speed	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of Highways, Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate, Transport Safety Inspection Center, General Directorate of Local Governments, General Directorate of Industry, Turkish Standards Institute, Union of Municipalities of Turkey, Municipalities	20%	-	100%	100%	-
PI 8.1.3: Rate of completion of R&D concerning speed enforcement using helicopters	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of Industry, General Directorate of Metering and Industrial Products Safety, Turkish Standards Institute	20%	-	30%	70%	100%
PI 8.1.4: Amount of increase in the number of vehicles controlled as part of speed enforcement by the traffic teams of the General Directorate of the Turkish National Police	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police COOPERATION BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie	10%	827.500^*	6%	6%	6%
PI 8.1.5: Amount of increase in the number of vehicles controlled as part of speed enforcement by the traffic teams of the General Command of the Gendarmerie	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police	10%	400.000^**	6%	6%	6%
PI 8.1.6: Number of new generation mobile radars added on the inventory for use in speed enforcement (including radar vehicles)	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: -	20%	-	-	200	200

Risks	Failure of stakeholder institutions in due performance of their responsibilities Respective legislative initiatives lagging behind Failure to provide sufficient budget
Strategies	Redress all enforcement shortcomings in 2021-2022 to remedy the issue of speeding, which is a critical contributor to accidents through campaigns and enforcement activities Identify the type of enforcement appropriate for each road type
Findings	A 5% decrease in average speed translates into a 30% reduction in deadly accidents Speed violations as the greatest contributor to death and injuries in traffic accidents Insufficiency of traffic law enforcers as sole authorities to counter speed violations The need to counter speed violations with utmost social reaction as the greatest cause of loss of life in traffic Electronic Enforcement Systems as the most effective enforcement method to curb speed
Needs	Increase the impact of electronic enforcement systems Simultaneous delivery of campaigns and enforcement activities Elimination of social reaction against speed enforcement through raising public awareness by promotion of speed enforcement as one of the most efficient methodologies to prevent accidents leading to death and injuries

In settlements or in areas where motor vehicles are accompanied by cyclists and pedestrians

On roads with the possibility of head-on crashes

On roads free from risk of head-on or lateral crashes

On roads with the possibility of lateral crashes

2. DUI (Alcohol) Enforcement

Although figuratively not so frequent as other failures in traffic that cause loss of life, alcohol is yet another critical factor to risk traffic safety. Internationally acclaimed studies indicate that blood alcohol above 0.05g/dl significantly increases the risk of a traffic accident.

As part of efforts towards traffic safety and with the aim to ensure that drivers are encouraged to drive in observance of traffic rules, restrictions and prohibitions as well as to prevent accidents due to drink-driving and to minimize resulting deaths and injuries,

Specific enforcement activities to reinforce the perception of “not getting away” in addition to nation-wide targeted DUI enforcement are also carried out. During enforcement activities in 2019, totally 198.301 drivers were caught drink driving, where DUI amounted to some 1.3% of accidents with loss of life and injuries due to driver failure in the same period

Objective	O.9 Contribute to Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continued and Intensive Alcohol Enforcement Within the Scope of the Safe System Approach
Target-1	T.9.1. Increase efficiency and dissuasive power of DUI enforcement
Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators	Ministry of Justice Forensic Medicine Institute General Directorate of Penal Affairs Ministry of Interior General Directorate of the Turkish National Police General Command of the Gendarmerie Strategy Development Presidency The Ministry of Health General Directorate of Public Health Municipalities Confederation of Craftspeople and Artists of Turkey Road Transportation of Passengers Sector Council - Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey Drivers and Motorists Federation of Turkey YÖK (Higher Education Board)

Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 9.1.1: Rate of completion of regulations to enable re-licensing of DUI commercial drivers (transport of passengers and goods) whose licenses have been revoked and who shall attend driving courses following psycho-technical evaluation and psychiatric assessment for re-licensing	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Strategy Development Presidency COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Drivers and Motorists Federation of Turkey, Road Transportation of Passengers Sector Council - Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey	10%	-	50%	100%	-
Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 9.1.2: Number of information activities (posters, brochures, short movies, etc.) in alcohol vending establishments concerning the negative impacts of DUI on traffic safety	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: Municipalities, Confederation of Craftspeople and Artists of Turkey	10%	-	3	4	5
PI 9.1.3: Amount of increase in the number of drivers through alcohol enforcement by the traffic police compared to the previous year	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police COOPERATION BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie	20%	6.130.000^*	6%	6%	6%
PI 9.1.4: Amount of increase in the number of drivers through alcohol enforcement by the traffic department of the Gendarmerie compared to the previous year	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police	20%	696.000^*	6%	6%	6%
PI 9.1.5: Number of alcohol enforcement activities assisted by all enforcement units with the aim to increase the visibility of alcohol enforcement efforts, for due judicial procedure as well as to have the opportunity to intervene and prevent the negative impacts of DUI on individuals	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: -	20%	-	50%	100%	100%
PI 9.1.6: Number of provinces, where specialized alcohol/drug enforcement units with duly-equipped vehicles have been established in cooperation with universities to perform continuous and intensive alcohol/drug controls	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: Forensic Medicine Institute, General Directorate of Penal Affairs, General Directorate of Public Health, YÖK (Higher Education Board)	20%	-	1	3	5

Risks	•Failure to ensure timely follow-up of technical devices requiring calibration Inaccurate results in measurements due to presence of alcohol or alcohol derivatives in foodstuff consumed
Strategies	Identification of days and hours of increased alcohol consumption for shock (random) controls Integrated use of training and enforcement for multiplier effect Use of experienced staff in enforcement practices to reduce duration of measurements Maintain controls and checks for drivers of intercity public transportation vehicles with determination Plan special checks and controls (enforcement) in addition to nation-wide alcohol enforcement activities to minimize traffic accidents and resulting loss of life and property with the ultimate goal of improving the efficiency of enforcement
Findings	Increased alcohol consumption during weekends and official holidays The need to conduct enforcement activities in areas with high level of alcohol consumption
Needs	Involvement of staff in enforcement activities who are trained and experienced on the use of respective technical devices Fast completion of legislative amendments as required Procurement of more alcohol-meter kits, including mouthpieces Identify regions with high level of alcohol consumption

3. Enforcement on Drugs and Stimulants

Article 48 of the Road traffic Law No. 2918 prescribes sanctions applicable for driving under the influence of drugs and stimulants whereas procedures and principles applicable to the determination by traffic law enforcers of the use of drugs or stimulants by drivers have been prescribed in Article 97 of the Road Traffic Regulation.

Driving under the influence of drugs/stimulants is generally defined as “an individual’s blood testing positive for any substances or any dose thereof, which lead or might lead to a measurable reduction in his/her psycho-motor capabilities.”

In preliminary tests during enforcement, drivers testing positive are detained for further referral to the nearest health institution for blood confirmation, which, if confirmed entails due legal procedure.

During controls for drugs and stimulants carried out by traffic law enforcers using technical capabilities in 2019, 2075 drivers tested positive, who were referred to due judicial/legal procedure

Objective	O.10. Contribute to Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continuous and Intensive Controls for Drugs/Stimulants within the Scope of the Safe System Approach
Target-1	T.10.1. Deliver theoretical as well as practical training on the use of drug testers and test-kits during traffic enforcement
Target-2	T.10.2. Reduce traffic accidents through prevention of use of drugs/stimulants
Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators	Ministry of Justice Forensic Medicine Institute General Directorate of Legislation Ministry of Interior General Directorate of the Turkish National Police General Command of the Gendarmerie The Ministry of Health General Directorate of Health Services Drivers and Motorists Federation of Turkey

Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 10.1.1: Rate of provision of user training on drug testing devices and test-kits for traffic safety staff during Basic Traffic and Accident Inspection Training	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police COOPERATION BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie	25%	-	50%	100%	100%
PI 10.1.2: Rate of delivery of user training on drug testing devices and test-kits for traffic safety staff of the Gendarmerie during Traffic Courses	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police	25%	10%^*	50%	100%	100%
Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 10.1.3: Number of staff given user training on drug testing devices and test-kits within the scope of specialized traffic training for traffic staff	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police COOPERATION BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie	25%	-	400	800	1.000
PI 10.1.4: Number of staff given user training on drug testing devices and test-kits within the scope of specialized traffic training for traffic staff of the Gendarmerie	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police	25%	330^*	500	600	700
PI 10.2.1: Number of Drug Test Devices available/used for traffic law enforcers of the General Directorate of the Turkish National Police	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police COOPERATION BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie	20%	40	100	150	200
PI 10.2.2: Number of Drug Test Devices available/used for traffic law enforcers of the General Command of the Gendarmerie	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police	20%	12	25	35	45
PI 10.2.3: Amount of increase in the number of drivers checked by traffic staff of the Police during drug tests	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police COOPERATION BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie	20%	1.463^*	6%	6%	6%
PI 10.2.4: Amount of increase in the number of drivers checked by traffic staff of the Gendarmerie during drug tests	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police	20%	-	6%	6%	6%
PI 10.2.5: Rate of completion of regulations to enable re-licensing of drivers whose licenses have been revoked due to driving under the influence of drugs/stimulants and who shall attend driving courses following psycho-technical evaluation and psychiatric assessment for re-licensing at the end of the 5-year period following such revocation requiring re-attendance to a driver training course	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: Drivers and Motorists Federation of Turkey	10%	-	30%	50%	100%

^*2020 yılı ilk 10 ay verileri üzerinden tahmini olarak hesaplanmıştır.

Performance Indicators

Responsible and Coordination Bodies

Impact on Target (%)

Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)

2021

2022

2023

PI 10.2.6:

Rate of completion of works concerning capacity building to enable in-situ confirmation by health workers through blood and urine sampling of the test results of drivers who tested positive during preliminary checks and controls by traffic law enforcers

RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of Legislation, General Directorate of Health Services

COOPERATION BODIES:

General Directorate of the Turkish National Police,

General Command of the Gendarmerie, Forensic Medicine Institute

10%

50%

100%

Risks	Shifting institutional agendas and priorities Insufficient budget allocation for activities Failure to calibrate devices requiring calibration on time Failure to dispatch positive test results obtained by staff without the training for drug testing devices to other respective unit in a timely fashion
Strategies	Ensure trainees of basic specialty training also to attend to at least one practical DTD (Drug Testing Device) training in addition to theory Delivery of the Drug Testing Device and Kit Training module the curriculum of which has been updated as part of specialty training first at the Training Center of the General Directorate of the Turkish National Police in Eskişehir and the Provincial Traffic School Command of the Gendarmerie in Bursa, or, if this is not possible, delivery of such training in the provinces Prioritizing enforcement activities following trainings to consolidate staff skills of the use of such devices Use of experienced staff in enforcement practices to reduce duration of measurements Uninterrupted control of drivers of commercial vehicles transporting inter-city passengers and goods
Findings	Limitations concerning the geographical extent of drug enforcement (alcohol enforcement covers a larger area) due to unavailability of drug testing devices in all provinces and all districts Need for more drug testing devices that actual allocation due to increased tendency to use drugs/stimulants during weekends and official holidays
Needs	Increase the number of specialist trainers on Drug Testing Devices and Kits Allocation of test device and kits to the Training Center of the General Directorate of the Turkish National Police in Eskişehir for use in practical trainings Allocation of test device and kits to the Provincial Traffic School Command of the Gendarmerie in Bursa for use in practical trainings Appointment of staff with previous training and experience as well as with the knowledge of how to use testers to enforcement duty for drug/stimulants Fast completion of legislative amendments as required Rolling out of drug/stimulant enforcement activities in all provinces

4.Seat Belt Enforcement

According to scientific research and evidence “seat-belt use reduce in-car deaths during an accident by 45% and severe injuries by 55%:”

Use of seat belts in EU member states is estimated at 90% and 71% for front and backseats, respectively. ETSC (European Transportation Safety Council) assessments reveal that 900 lives lost in traffic accidents could have been saved only if the rate of seat-belt use in member states could be 99% in 2012, when seat-belt warnings were mandated for all vehicles.

according to the “A Follow-up Study on the Seat-belt Use of Drivers and Front-seat Passengers in Turkey” by the Traffic Presidency of the General Directorate of the Turkish National Police and in collaboration with METU (Middle East Technical University), only 50.1% of drivers and 40.6% of front-seat passengers in Turkey buckle up. The same numbers are in the respective order of 42.4% and 31% for urban and 61.5% and 52.2% for out-of-city environments.

Objective	O.11 Contribute to Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continued and Intensive Seat-belt Enforcement Within the Scope of the Safe System Approach
Target-1	T.11.1. Increased seat-belt use with further deterrence through information and effective enforcement
Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators	Ministry of Interior General Directorate of the Turkish National Police General Command of the Gendarmerie Strategy Development Presidency Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate

Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 11.1.1: Amount of increase in the number of vehicles controlled by traffic law enforcers of the General Directorate of the Turkish National Police through fixed/mobile (using informants) seat-belt enforcement	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police COOPERATION BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie	15%	17.390.000^*	6%	6%	6%
PI 11.1.2: Amount of increase in the number of vehicles controlled within the scope of seat-belt enforcement via KGYS (Urban Safety Management System)	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police COOPERATION BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie	15%	-	6%	6%	6%
PI 11.1.3: Amount of increase in the number of vehicles controlled by the traffic teams of the Gendarmerie within the scope of seat-belt enforcement via KGYS (Urban Safety Management System)	RESPONSIBLE UNITS: General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police	20%	3.360.000^*	6%	6%	6%
Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 11.1.4: Number of efforts carried out to inform drivers found not to wear seat-belts in “Tunnels for Life” established with the slogan “A Short Break for Life”	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: -	10%	-	100%	100%	100%
PI 11.1.5: Rate of realization of regulations concerning the driver/operator liability in use of seat-belts on board intercity coaches	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie	10%	-	50%	100%	-
PI 11.1.6: Rate of completion of the regulation concerning the ١-monthly temporary confiscation of the licenses of drivers who have been processed three times within the last year, retrospectively from the date of final violation	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Strategy Development Presidency COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie	10%	-	50%	100%	-
PI 11.1.7: Efforts towards gradual fines in case of multiple violation of the seat-belt rule	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Strategy Development Presidency COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie	20%	-	50%	100%	-

Risks	•Changing institutional priorities •Legislative regulations taking time •Possible shortcomings in human resources management and discontinuities in the employment of specialist staff •Shortcomings in inter-institutional coordination and cooperation
Strategies	•Consolidation of seat-belt use as a behavior in drivers and passengers •Inclusion of the use of on-board child restraints to seat-belt enforcement and information of drivers regarding the injury-prevention capacity of such systems in the event of an accident •Ensure seat-belt use during possible emergencies via warning systems in case forgotten •Increase the rate of seat-belt use by drivers and passengers through increased seat-belt enforcement
Findings	•Minimization of deaths and injuries during accidents with the seat-belt •Passengers not having the habit of wearing a seat-belt on-board intercity commercial passenger transportation vehicles •Information of the wider public regarding seat-belt use as the right and an exemplary behavior
Needs	•Completion of legislative regulations as required •Enhance the current adult habit of wearing seat-belts through on-site and frequent enforcement •Ensure social behavioral changes in children of certain ages through campaigns and trainings •Warnings and training on seat-belt use for the drivers and users of service buses for public and private bodies

5. Helmet Enforcement

Helmets and goggles must be worn during journeys for protection against possible traffic accidents. Use of helmets in motor-bicycles and motorbikes reduce deaths and injuries in accidents up to 45%.

Helmet use also reduces head trauma by 25% for cyclists during accidents.

Article 78 of the Road Traffic Law No. 2918 and Article 150 of the Road Traffic Regulation provides principles concerning the availability and use of protective equipment by certain drivers and passengers during journeys.

In 2019, a total of 341.305 cyclists were fined for not using protective helmets.

Objective	O.12. Contribute to Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continued and Intensive Helmet Enforcement within the Scope of the Safe System Approach
Target	T.12.1. Increased use of helmets for bicycles, motorbikes and motor-bicycles
Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators	Ministry of Interior General Directorate of the Turkish National Police General Command of the Gendarmerie Strategy Development Presidency Ministry of Industry and Technology General Directorate of Industry Turkish Standards Institute Ministry of Commerce General Directorate of Imports General Directorate of Consumer Protection and Market Supervision

Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 12.1.1: Rate of completion of legislative arrangements concerning the regulation of the import and sales of motorbikes and motor-bicycles and mandating the inclusion of helmets in the sales and rental of such vehicles with the aim to reduce deaths in accidents involving motorbikes and motor-bicycles	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of Imports, General Directorate of Consumer Protection and Market Supervision COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Turkish Standards Institute	30%	-	50%	100%	-
PI 12.1.2: Rate of completion of legislative regulations concerning the non-permission of drivers and passengers sanctioned for not using helmets to continue their journeys without the helmet	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Strategy Development Presidency COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie	30%	-	100%	100%	-
PI 12.1.3: Rate of completion of the required works concerning mandating the use by cyclists and riders of motorbikes and motor-bicycles of such protective equipment as reflective vests and helmets.	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Strategy Development Presidency COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, General Directorate of Industry, Turkish Standards Institute	40%	-	50%	100%	-

Risks	Possible shortcomings regarding enforcers Challenges in the enactment of a new rule Failure to complete legislation on time
Strategies	Increase the frequency of enforcement activities in areas where motorbikes and bicycles are widely used Minimize accident harm on vulnerable road users Legislative basis to mandate use of helmets during sales and rental of motor-bicycles and motorbikes
Findings	Increasing number of motor-bicycles, bicycles and motorbikes especially during summer months Compromised traffic safety due to use of motorbikes without registration
Needs	Urgent completion of legislative regulations Maintaining intensive and effective enforcement

6. Enforcement on Child Restraints

Failure to use on-board child restraint systems including safety belts, child seats and risers lead to increased risk of death in accidents, mostly due to forehead trauma.

Prohibiting the transportation of children less than 3 years of age on M1, M1G, N1, N1G and N3-class vehicles without child restraint systems, Article 150 of the Road Traffic Regulation mandates the use of child restraints suitable for the weight of children concerned during the transportation of children shorter than 150 cm and lighter than 36 kg, whereby children taller than 135 cm can use vehicle safety-belts under the condition that they shall not be seated in the front seat.

Objective	O.13. Contribute to Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continued and Intensive Enforcement Concerning the Use of Child Restrains within the Scope of the Safe System Approach
Target	T.13.1. Increased awareness on the use of child restraints through enforcement
Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators	Ministry of Interior General Directorate of the Turkish National Police General Command of the Gendarmerie Strategy Development Presidency Ministry of Industry and Technology General Directorate of Industry Turkish Standards Institute Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate Drivers and Motorists Federation of Turkey

Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 13.1.1: Number of specific child restraint enforcement activities by the traffic law enforcers of the General Directorate of Turkish National Police	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police COOPERATION BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie	30%	3	3	3	3
PI 13.1.2: Number of specific child restraint enforcement activities by the traffic law enforcers of the Gendarmerie	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police	30%	-	1	2	3
PI 13.1.3: Rate of completion of initiatives to mandate the availability and use of child restraints on taxi cabs and buses used for intercity passenger transportation	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Strategy Development Presidency COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate General Directorate of Industry, Turkish Standards Institute, Drivers and Motorists Federation of Turkey	40%	-	-	50%	100%

Risks	Possible shortcomings regarding law enforcers Shortcomings in inter-institutional coordination and cooperation
Strategies	Understanding by drivers of the importance of child restraints in accidents
Findings	Critical importance of child restraints in terms of death and injuries during accidents Passengers not-accustomed to request child restraints on board commercial vehicles
Needs	Urgent completion of legislative regulations Maintaining intensive and effective enforcement

7. Enforcement on Mobile Devices and Others Distractions

Similar to other distractions, use of mobile phones is another increasing problem in terms of traffic safety. Despite insufficiency of field data, “10-30% of causes of accidents are considered to be related to distraction.

Researches show that “drivers using mobile devices are 4 times more likely to involve in an accident that those that do not.”

During nation-wide stationary and mobile enforcement, drivers using mobile devices are administratively sanctioned and special enforcement activities with stationary/mobile (using informants) units are also carried out.

In 2019, during enforcement by traffic units, a total of 970.119 drivers have been sanctioned administratively for using mobile devices during driving.

Objective	O.14. Contribute to Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continued and Intensive Mobile Phone Enforcement Within the Scope of the Safe System Approach
Target-1	T.14.1. Increased deterrence through effective enforcement on use of mobile phones while driving
Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators	Ministry of Interior General Directorate of the Turkish National Police General Command of the Gendarmerie Strategy Development Presidency

Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 14.1.1: Number of stationary/mobile (using informants) enforcement activities throughout the year by traffic law enforcers of the General Directorate of the Turkish National Police concerning the use of mobile phones while driving	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police COOPERATION BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie	30%	6	7	8	9
PI 14.1.2: Number of stationary/mobile (using informants) enforcement activities throughout the year by traffic law enforcers of the General Command of the Gendarmerie concerning the use	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police	30%	2	7	8	9
PI 14.1.3: Rate of completion of the regulation concerning the 1-monthly temporary confiscation of the licenses of drivers who have been processed three times within the last year for use of mobile phone while driving, retrospectively from the date of final violation and the increase of the administrative fine applicable for such drivers	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Strategy Development Presidency COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie	40%	-	50%	100%	-

n Denetimi

Risks	•Shortage of staff •Seasonal/periodical changes in enforcement priorities •Inability to use aerial vehicles fully due to seasonality
Strategies	Increased perception of the risk of being caught through civilian enforcement Minimization of violations through the use of all sorts of enforcement tools Increased rate of compliance through shock(random) controls
Findings	Extensive use of mobile phones Distractive nature of mobile phones and similar devices while driving
Needs	Provision of enforcement vehicles for use during enforcement Redress staff and equipment shortcomings for civilian teams Implementation of campaigns simultaneously with enforcement

8.Red Light Enforcement

Study of in-city accidents show that majority of accidents occur at junctions. Enforcement on compliance with traffic lights that are vital for regulation of vehicle traffic at junctions -especially red-light compliance- is of critical importance for traffic and especially for pedestrian safety.

For this reason, special random (using informants) enforcement on junctions without Electronic Enforcement Systems are also carried out to prevent accidents due to red light violations in addition to enforcement for “Traffic Light and Signage Violations” carried out to oversee compliance with right of way and traffic lights and signage at junctions.

Drivers were found to violate traffic lights in 24% of accidents in 2019

Objective

O.15. Contribute to Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continued and Intensive Red-Light Enforcement Within the Scope of the Safe System Approach

Target-1

T.15.1. Ensure traffic safety through prevention of red-light violations

Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators

١. Ministry of Environment and Urbanization

General Directorate of Local Governments

٢. Ministry of Interior

General Directorate of the Turkish National Police
General Command of the Gendarmerie

3. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

General Directorate of Highways

4. Municipalities

5. Union of Municipalities of Turkey

Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 15.1.1: Number of studies and analyses by the traffic law enforcers of the General Directorate of the Turkish National Police to identify junctions that are accident blackspots due to red light violation in each province and each district	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police COOPERATION BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie, General Directorate of Highways,Municipalities	10%	-	4	4	4
PI 15.1.2: Number of studies and analyses by the traffic law enforcers of the Gendarmerie to identify junctions that are accident blackspots due to red light violation in each province and each district	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Directorate of Highways, Municipalities	10%	-	4	4	4
PI 15.1.3: Number physical regulatory and signalization works carried out as well as the number of studies conducted at junctions identified in each province and each district by the traffic law enforcers of the General Directorate of the Turkish National Police that are accident blackspots due to red light violation	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Directorate of Highways, General Directorate of Local Governments COOPERATION BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie, Union of Municipalities of Turkey, Municipalities	15%	-	4	4	4
Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 15.1.4: Number physical regulatory and signalization works carried out as well as the number of studies conducted at junctions identified in each province and each district by the traffic law enforcers of the General Command of the Gendarmerie that are accident blackspots due to red light violation	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie, General Directorate of Highways, General Directorate of Local Governments COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, Union of Municipalities of Turkey, Municipalities	15%	-	4	4	4
PI 15.1.5: Number of provinces, where works concerning violations are spotted using stationary/mobile camera recorders on electrified junctions	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of Highways, Municipalities	10%	-	30	30	21
PI 15.1.6: Amount of increase in the number of cars subject to seat-belt enforcement by traffic law enforcers of the General Directorate of Turkish National Police within the scope of stationary/mobile (in coordination with other units) controls	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police COOPERATION BODIES: -	20%	512.000^*	6%	6%	6%
PI 15.1.7: Amount of increase in the number of cars subject to seat-belt enforcement by traffic law enforcers of the Gendarmerie within the scope of stationary/mobile (in coordination with other units) controls	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: -	20%	102.000^**	6%	6%	6%

Risks	•Changing institutional priorities •Legislative regulations taking time •Possible shortcomings in human resources management and discontinuities in the employment of specialist staff
Strategies	Increased sense of the possibility of being caught based on the principle of “Unpredictability of Controls” Increased compliance by making citizens feel that they are seamlessly controlled Identification of the right spots for controls
Findings	Red light violations normally ending in an accident High rate of violation detection by electronic devices Stationary controls being highly effective
Needs	Provide all provinces with mobile camera systems Analyses by the organization responsible for road construction Short remedy time for deficiencies as a result of analyses

*Estimated using red light violation penalties issued by traffic law enforcers in the first 10 months of 2020

**Estimated using data for the first 10 months of 2020

9. Enforcement Activities for the Protection of Pedestrians and Other Vulnerable Road Users

According to studies by the World Health Organization, pedestrians constitute 22% of all traffic accident deaths with adult males losing more lives in such accidents with loss of life that mostly take place during the night. In economically well-off countries, accidents involving pedestrians occur, mostly, in urban areas and in rural areas in other countries with lesser economies.

Pedestrians, cyclists and motorbike riders are under more risk in terms of traffic safety, hence the term “Vulnerable Road Users”. Pedestrians in this sense also include children, the elderly and persons with disabilities.

Upon the amendment of the Road Traffic Law in 2018 the right of way of pedestrians has been recognized upon entry and egress in marked-only junctions without any traffic law enforcers or traffic lights.

As a result of campaigns targeting both drivers and pedestrians and traffic enforcement activities performed effectively and continuously with aim to raise “pedestrians first” awareness in the society, pedestrian deaths on scene of the accident which was 1077 in two years before the amendment of the Law has decreased from 1077 to 695 in the two years following the amendment of the Law, a drop of 382. By means of this amendment, a 35.5% decrease has been achieved in the number of deaths at the accident scene.

Objective

O.16. Contribute to Road Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continuous and Intensive Enforcement for the Protection of Pedestrians in Line with the Pedestrians First Principle Within the Scope of the Safe System Approach

Target-1

T.16.1. Taking precautions to prevent accidents involving pedestrians

Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators

Ministry of Environment and Urbanization
- General Directorate of Local Governments
Ministry of Interior
- General Directorate of the Turkish National Police
- General Command of the Gendarmerie

3. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

•General Directorate of Highways

4. Municipalities

5. Union of Municipalities of Turkey

Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 16.1.1: Number of provinces where junctions, pedestrian crossings, other spaces and routes heavily used by pedestrians have been identified	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of Highways, General Directorate of Local Governments, Union of Municipalities of Turkey COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Municipalities	20%	-	81	81	81
PI 16.1.2: Rate of completion of works carried out by respective units concerning the setting of a 30 km/h speed limit in such areas as sections of the road around the vicinity of school/pedestrian crossings and streets and avenues around residential areas inside the remit of traffic units of the General Directorate of the Turkish National Police	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of Highways, General Directorate of Local Governments, Union of Municipalities of Turkey COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Municipalities	20%	-	100%	100%	100%
PI 16.1.3: Rate of completion of works carried out by respective units concerning the setting of a 30 km/h speed limit in such areas as sections of the road around the vicinity of school/pedestrian crossings and streets and avenues around residential areas inside the remit of traffic units of Gendarmerie	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of Highways, General Directorate of Local Governments, Union of Municipalities of Turkey COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Municipalities	20%	-	100%	100%	100%
PI 16.1.4: Number of enforcement/specific enforcement activities carried out by the traffic law enforcement units of the General Directorate of the Turkish National Police concerning driver compliance with the right of way of pedestrians upon approach to entry and exit in marked-only junctions without any traffic law enforcers or traffic lights and pedestrian/school crossings	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of Highways, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Municipalities	20%	10	12	12	12
PI 16.1.5: Number of enforcement/specific enforcement activities carried out by the traffic law enforcement units of the Gendarmerie concerning driver compliance with the right of way of pedestrians upon approach to entry and exit in marked-only junctions without any traffic law enforcers or traffic lights and pedestrian/school crossings	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Directorate of Highways, Municipalities	20%	10	12	24	36

Risks	•Changing institutional priorities •Inability to perform simultaneous controls on all pedestrian crossing for effective enforcement
Strategies	Identification and marking of areas of shared use by pedestrians and motor vehicles and pedestrian-intense areas Performance of enforcement activities for speed reduction in specified areas
Findings	Severity of accidents involving pedestrians The need to consider pedestrians as part and parcel of traffic
Needs	Ensuring minimum speed limits in specified areas

10. Enforcement on Aggressive Driver Behavior

Aggressive driver behavior defines “deliberate and reckless way of driving in ways to endanger one’s own life as well as the lives of others due to impatience, boredom, enmity or urgency.”

Tailgating, drifting, changing lanes, improper passing can be given as examples to such behavior. Accordingly, highly-visible road traffic enforcement and controls can consolidate the perception of road users that they can be caught anytime, anywhere.

Unpredictability of enforcement activities and control spots as to where and when is widely deterrent and encourages drivers to act as compliant drivers wherever they are.

With the amendment of Articles 46 and 67 of the Law No. 2918, sanctions on vehicles and drivers to compromise road traffic safety by way of drifting and weaving in and out of lanes have become stricter

Objective	O.17. Contribute to Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continuous and Intensive Enforcement on Aggressive Driver Behaviors within the Scope of the Safe System Approach
Target-1	T.17.1. Enhance traffic safety changing behavior of aggressive drivers through enforcement
Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators	Ministry of Interior General Directorate of the Turkish National Police General Command of the Gendarmerie Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure General Directorate of Highways Municipalities

Performans Göstergeleri	Sorumlu ve İşbirliği Yapılacak Kuruluşlar	Hedefe Etkisi (%)	Plan Dönemi Başlangıç Değeri (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 17.1.1: Number of studies and analyses by the traffic law enforcement units of the General Directorate of the Turkish National Police to identify routes (in provinces and districts) on which aggressive driver behavior (drifting, dragging, etc.) are extensively seen	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police COOPERATION BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie, General Directorate of Highways, Municipalities	30%	-	4	4	4
PI 17.1.2: Number of studies and analyses by the traffic law enforcement units of the Gendarmerie to identify routes (in provinces and districts) on which aggressive driver behavior (drifting, dragging, etc.) are extensively seen	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Directorate of Highways, Municipalities	30%	-	4	4	4
PI 17.1.3: Number of specific enforcement activities performed on routes on which violations have been identified as a result of studies and analyses on aggressive driver behavior	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of Highways, Municipalities	40%	-	24	24	24

Agresif Sürücü Davranışlarının Denetimi

Risks	•Changing institutional priorities •Legislative regulations taking time •Possible shortcomings in human resources management and discontinuities in the employment of specialist staff •Shortcomings in inter-institutional coordination and cooperation
Strategies	Increased perception of the risk of being caught through civilian enforcement Minimization of violations through the use of all sorts of enforcement tools Increased rate of compliance through shock(random) controls
Findings	Difficulty to control driver misbehavior Universality of certain aggressive driver behavior
Needs	Establish civilian teams Supply of aerial vehicles for enforcement

11. Enforcement on Driver Fatigue and Rest Time

This type of enforcement called “Examination of Driver Competence” concerns the inspection of the impacts on driving of sickness, tiredness, sleep or drowsiness, especially, of the elderly drivers and the drivers of commercial transporters of passengers and goods.

Research show that drowsiness and tiredness while driving are equally compromising in terms of traffic safety as driving under the influence of narcotics, psychotropic drugs and psychoactive substances as well as use of mobile phones and other electronic devices that lead to visual incapacity while driving.

Drowsiness and tiredness are critical factors leading to accidents involving individual drivers. Micro-sleep or short-term memory loss that can last 4-5 seconds means that more than 100 m are covered under sleep at a speed of 90 km/h, which is ample time for an accident to occur.

Rest times and periods of drivers commercially transporting passengers and goods are inspected using tachograph data and non-conformant drivers are not allowed to resume driving. In this regard, a total of 54.592 such drivers were found in violation of rest periods in 2019.

Objective	O.18. Contribute to Ensure Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continuous and Intensive Drowsiness and Fatigue Control of Drivers within the Scope of the Safe System Approach
Target-1	T.18.1. Increase the number of enforcement activities for commercial transporters of passengers and goods to prevent drivers from driving while drowsy or fatigued
Target-2	T.18.2. Increase the number of controls on other drivers to prevent driving while drowsy or fatigued
Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators	Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services General Directorate of Occupational Health and Safety Department of Guidance and Inspections Social Security Institution Ministry of Environment and Urbanization General Directorate of Local Governments Ministry of Interior General Directorate of the Turkish National Police General Command of the Gendarmerie Ministry of Industry and Technology General Directorate of Industry Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate General Directorate of Highways Drivers and Motorists Federation of Turkey

Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 18.1.1: Number of simultaneous, planned and jointly-carried out enforcement activities performed intensively for the inspection of working and rest periods of transporters of passengers and goods with the aim to prevent their involvement in accidents related with fatigue and lack of sleep due to driving more than time allowed for work	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of Highways, Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, General Directorate of Occupational Health and Safety, Department of Guidance and Inspections	30%	13	14	15	16
PI 18.1.2: The rate of completion of works concerning the inspection of the working conditions, rest and working periods of drivers as well as other scrutiny and evaluations in relation thereto by occupational inspectors within the general scope of occupational health and safety in view that driving, as a profession, is an important line of work where any mistake can have a direct impact on loss of life	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Counselling and Inspection Department, General Directorate of Occupational Health and Safety COOPERATION BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate, General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Social Security Institution	30%	-	30%	70%	100%
PI 18.1.3: Rate of completion of works concerning the provision of traffic law enforcement units with vehicles, equipment, instruments and in terms of human resources as well as gradual decrease of their area (route) of responsibility and other works concerning enhancing the capabilities thereof within their remit with the aim to facilitate visibility and effectiveness of fatigue controls on main routes for transportation of passengers and goods, including mobile enforcement	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of Industry, General Directorate of Occupational Health and Safety, Department of Guidance and Inspections, Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate, General Directorate of Highways	40%	-	30%	70%	100%
PI 18.2.1: Rate of completion of works concerning the identification of road side rest parks where long-distance drivers can have short pauses to relieve fatigue and drowsiness before and after holidays when road traffic mobility increases significantly	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of Highways, General Directorate of Local Governments COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Drivers and Motorists Federation of Turkey	50%	-	100%	100%	100%
PI 18.2.2: Rate of long-distance drivers directed to roadside parks, where they can have short pauses to relieve fatigue and drowsiness before and after holidays when road traffic mobility increases significantly to the number of all long-distance drivers using the same route	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of Highways, General Directorate of Local Governments, Drivers and Motorists Federation of Turkey	50%	-	100%	100%	100%

Risks	•Changing institutional priorities •Legislative regulations taking time •Possible shortcomings in human resources management and discontinuities in the employment of specialist staff •Shortcomings in inter-institutional coordination and cooperation
Strategies	Perform systematical and comprehensive enforcement activities to remove habits concerned Improve visibility of official units on the route to maximize attention of drivers Increased use of on-board vehicle warning systems
Findings	Significance of swerves, run-offs, roll-overs due to sleep deprivation and fatigue within the total number of accidents Most accidents during intercity travel happening closer to destination Deterrence law enforcement on people
Needs	Further awareness on institutional responsibilities Knowing that professional driving in terms of transportation of goods and passengers is one of the most critical professions where occupational health and safety shall not be compromised The need to perform road traffic safety enforcement by all stakeholder institutions concerned in view of the remit thereof Strengthening of all system components in line with the safe system approach Strengthen the capacities of traffic law enforcement

ii. Traffic Enforcement Through the Use of “VEHICLE-FOCUSED” Traffic Enforcement Within The Framework of Safe System Approach

Part of traffic accidents on the road network are accidents involving one vehicle, which is another chapter in international analyses on accidents.

One-vehicle accidents are mostly the result of use of mobile phones, which are distractions for drivers or of other factors such as fatigue or drowsiness and use of alcohol, etc. that disrupt safety of driving, including speeding, which alone increases the risk of accident significantly.

Another dimension of one-vehicle accidents concerns accidents involving pedestrians as vulnerable road users.

Safer use of the road environment as regards commercial activities required a more detailed handling of the issue of transportation of passengers and goods for commercial or other purposes other than personal or private reasons.

Motor-bicycles, motorbikes and bicycles are getting popular every day, with significant increase in the number of motorbikes in urban and intercity traffic as well as an increasing number of bicycles and motor-bicycles in urban traffic.

The “Regulation on the Type Approval and Market Supervision and Enforcement on Motor Vehicles and the Trailers, Parts, Systems and Separate Technical Units Thereof” (AB2018/858) published in the Official Gazette No. 31104 dated 19.04.2020 and

the “Regulation on the Type Approval of Motor Vehicles and the Trailers and of the Parts, Systems and Separate Technical Units Designed Therefore in View of Overall Safety Thereof, including the Protection of Road Users and Passengers” (AB/2019/2144) published in the Official Gazette No. 31127 dated 14.05.2020 are the building blocks of increasing the safety features of vehicles.

1.Enforcement to Prevent One-Vehicle Accidents

More than 60% of one-vehicle accidents occur on roads outside of settlement. The most effective ways of preventing one-vehicle accidents on roads outside of settlement areas are “improved infrastructure” and enforcement of “speed limits appropriate for the road concerned.

Objective	O.19. Contribute to Ensure Road Traffic Safety by Way of Prevention of One-vehicle Accidents Through Effective, Continuous and Intensive Enforcement Within the Scope of Safe System Approach
Target-1	T.19.1. Performance of works and enforcement as required to reduce the number of one-vehicle accidents
Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators	Ministry of Environment and Urbanization General Directorate of Local Governments Ministry of Interior General Directorate of the Turkish National Police General Command of the Gendarmerie Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure General Directorate of Infrastructure Investments Department of Supervisory Services General Directorate of Highways Transport Safety Inspection Center Municipalities Union of Municipalities of Turkey

Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 19.1.1: Number of inspections, assessments and analyses concerning the identification of road sections with a high number of roll-overs, run-offs and swerves, including the identification of the problems and further remedial action and improvements by units responsible for the construction, maintenance and repair of such roads	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of Highways, General Directorate of Local Governments, Union of Municipalities of Turkey, Municipalities COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, General Directorate of Infrastructure Investments, Department of Supervisory Services, Transport Safety Inspection Center	30%	-	2	2	2
PI 19.1.2: Rate of completion of works concerning the improvement of required infrastructure on road sections identified, which shall be carried out by the organization responsible for the maintenance and repair of the road	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of Highways, General Directorate of Local Governments, Union of Municipalities of Turkey, Municipalities COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, General Directorate of Infrastructure Investments, Department of Supervisory Services, Transport Safety Inspection Center	30%	-	25%	50%	100%
PI 19.1.3: Amount of installation of vehicle/traffic law enforcer models/dummies on road sections identified as well as stationary and mobile enforcement activities carried out by traffic law enforcers	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of Highways, General Directorate of Local Governments Union of Municipalities of Turkey, Municipalities	40%	-	100%	100%	100%

Risks	•Shortcomings in timely regulation Projects requiring time Effect of seasonal factors
Strategies	Availability of signs and other markings to warn drivers before control points Raising awareness of drivers through campaigns Increasing inter-institutional coordination and cooperation Improving institutional capacity Encouraging active and efficient use of active and passive safety systems by both drivers and passengers
Findings	Remedial action on road construct and speeding as the main causes of one-vehicle accidents Sleep deprivation and fatigue of drivers being the main causes of accidents One-vehicle accidents leading to death and severe injuries on intercity roads
Needs	Increased number of warning signs and markings Increased number of vehicle/traffic law enforcer models/dummies Increased visibility of traffic teams Ensure continuity of traffic enforcement Work to inform drivers regarding the outcomes of sleep deprived and fatigued driving Increase the perceived sense of being caught Increased compliance through the use of electronic enforcement systems to increase the perceived sense of being watched at all times

2. Enforcement on Vehicles Used in Transportation of Goods and Passengers

The imbalance between various modes of transport is the biggest problem for road traffic safety in Turkey and the upward trend in road transportation is deemed to continue unless the demand for road transportation is channeled to other modes.

Organizations carrying out commercial activities using the road network at all levels and other businesses performing such activities as works, maintenance, repair and construction on the road network must behave in observance of traffic safety.

Organizations related with road structure or those that need the road network to perform their activities have both ethical and legal responsibility to ensure traffic safety of both their employees as well as the wider public. These organizations also have the resources and the expertise needed to further enhance traffic safety.

Legislation in Turkey concerning the regulation of road transportation as required for national economy; concerning the regulation and safety of transportation activities; determination of service conditions for freighters, agencies, transportation middle-men as well as conditions applicable to cargo storage and courier services; identification of the competencies, rights and other liabilities and responsibilities of those employed in transportation services and legislation seeking to ensure due operation of road transportation activities in a way integrated with other transportation systems as well as to ensure that existing capabilities are availed of more efficiently are as follows:

Law No. 4925 on Road Transportation,
Regulation on Road Transportation No. 30295 of 08.01.2018,
Regulation No. 25572 of 03.09.2004 on the Vocational Competency Training for transportation Activities,
Regulation No. 25384 of 25.02.2004 on Personnel Service Buses Used by Public Bodies,
Regulation No. 30221 of 25.10.2017 on School Buses.

Modes of Transportation of Goods-2019

2.1. Enforcement on Buses in Intercity Transportation of Passengers

In addition to bus companies transporting passengers, intercity passenger transportation activities organized by civil society organizations, associations, schools and tour operators for purposes of touristic activities during the summer/winter as well as sports and cultural activities are also equally important in terms of road traffic safety.

Looking into accidents involving vehicles used in intercity transportation of passengers, it is seen that such accidents are the result of drivers not dropping speed upon approach to junctions during the day, drivers not observing lane keeping and lane changing rules or those that fail to keep the following distance in addition to other such reasons as driving without foresight of weather conditions as well as driving in a sleep deprived or fatigued state and driver’s/passengers’ failure to put on their seat-belts, which causes loss of life and serious injuries.

Traffic law enforcement is carried out as a continuous effort with the aim to ensure a more regulated and a safer environment for intercity passenger transport and to minimize the accidents involving these vehicles and deaths, to maximize drivers” compliance with traffic rules and to prevent unsafe (or pirate) transportation activities.

Upon finding that accidents resulting in loss of life and serious injuries involving passenger coaches are relatively more frequent between the hours of 02:00-08:00, “Traffic Control Stations” have been set up for such vehicles on certain arterial routes.

Although the ration of coaches used in transportation of passengers to all registered vehicles was 0.9% in 2009, their rate of involvement in accidents within all vehicle types was highest with 2.8%.

Objective	O.20. Contribute to Road Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continuous and Intensive Enforcement on Coaches Used in the Transportation of Passengers within the Scope of the Safe System Approach
Target-1	T.20.1. Increased enforcement on the vehicles and drivers of vehicles of intercity passenger transportation
Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators	Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services Social Security Institution Ministry of Environment and Urbanization General Directorate of Local Governments Ministry of Treasury and Finance Revenue Administration Ministry of Interior General Directorate of the Turkish National Police General Command of the Gendarmerie General Directorate of Investments and Facilities Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Yatırım ve İşletmeler Genel Müdürlüğü Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı Department of Supervisory Services General Directorate of Highways Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate Municipalities Municipalities Union of Turkey

Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PG 20.1.1: Number of 24/7 control points erected on main arteries and routes accommodating buses for intercity transportation of passengers and seasonal workers	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: Department of Supervisory Services, General Directorate of Highways, Services Regulation General Directorate, General Directorate of Local Governments, Union of Municipalities of Turkey, Municipalities	20%	3	5	7	9
PI 20.1.2: Rate of increase in enforcement activities by civilian staff concerning buses transporting intercity passengers with B1 and D1 licenses (enforcement on the move)	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate	20%	3.700	6%	6%	6%
PI 20.1.3: As regards intercity transportation, rate of completion of initiatives concerning the simultaneous use with the Ministry of Interior of the U-ETDS system (Electronic Traffic Enforcement System for Transportation) commissioned by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, including performance of enforcement activities through the system, which shall be also integrated with those of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of Investments and Facilities, Revenue Administration, Social Security Institution Presidency General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie	20%	-	50%	100%	-
PI 20.1.4: Number of biannual visual and print disclosure on TV and through the Press of the outcomes of accidents with death involving vehicles used in road transportation of passengers and similar vehicles, vehicles, drivers and number plates of the latter as well as the title of the bus operator within the framework of the Additional Article 4 of the Law No. 2918	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate	20%	-	2	2	2
PI 20.1.5: Rate of completion of works concerning the amendment of Article 26 of the Road Transportation Law No. 4925 for due alignment with the sanctions prescribed in the Additional Article 2 of the Road Traffic Law	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie	20%	-	50%	100%	-

Risks	•Failure to understand the need to duly perform institutional responsibilities Changing institutional priorities Possible shortcomings in human resources management and discontinuities in the employment of specialist staff Shortcomings in inter-institutional coordination and cooperation Legislative regulations taking time
Strategies	Disclosure of company names to have a positive enhancer effect on competition Prevent possible accidents through increased number of trainings to reduce driver failures due to fatigue Effective use of technologies Increasing inter-institutional coordination and cooperation Improving institutional capacity Increased number of intercity roadside enforcement activities More detailed enforcement of tachometer use and speed controls including transportation distance and substitute drivers Strict enforcement on operators
Findings	Minimum level of the quality standards and safety precautions by some companies Sleep deprivation and fatigue as the primary reason for accidents for the drivers of such vehicles
Needs	Legislative changes as required Accuracy and reliability of data on vehicles of public transport Prioritization of quality enforcement Further training for drivers of bus drivers in passenger transportation

2.2.Enforcement on Vehicles Used in Transportation of Goods

In view to increase the visibility and safety of vehicles transporting goods on intercity roads, it is important to continue enforcement activities with unwavering determination in order to prevent traffic violations that call for accidents, especially, the presence of lateral and rear protective frames that are obligatory for such vehicles, including rear reflectors and other markings.

Rest periods of the drivers of vehicles used in transportation of goods are controlled using data recorded on tachometers whereby drivers without adequate rest are not allowed to continue. Installations and equipment on-board vehicles of transport, drivers” competencies, the characteristics of the cargo transported as well as the road-fitness thereof are effectively controlled.

In this regard, a total of 54.592 such driver were found in violation of rest periods in 2019.

Objective

O.٢١. Contribute to Road Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continuous and Intensive Enforcement on Heavy Vehicles Used in Transportation of Goods within the Scope of the Safe System Approach

Target-1

T.21.1. Reduction of the number of accidents involving heavy vehicles used in transportation of goods through enforcement

Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators

Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services
- Social Security Institution
Ministry of Environment and Urbanization
- General Directorate of Environmental Management
- General Directorate of Local Governments
Ministry of Treasury and Finance
- Revenue Administration
- General Directorate of Public Accounts

4.Ministry of Interior

- General Directorate of the Turkish National Police
- General Directorate of Provincial Administration
- General Command of the Gendarmerie

5. Ministry of Culture and Tourism

•General Directorate of Investments and Facilities

6. Ministry of Industry and Technology

•General Directorate of Industry

7. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

•Department of Supervisory Services

- General Directorate of Highways
- Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate
- Transport Safety Inspection Center

8. Municipalities

9. Union of Municipalities of Turkey

10. TÜVTÜRK

Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 21.1.1: Rate of completion of analyses of actors to multiply the risk of death and severe injuries for passengers on-board vehicles involved in accidents with a focus on heavy and large vehicles	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Transport Safety Inspection Center, General Directorate of Highways COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate	15%	-	50%	100%	-
PI 21.1.2: Rate of completion of works concerning the identification of in-city and intercity routes for vehicles that, per analyses, are heavier and larger than agreed limitations	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of Local Governments, General Directorate of Highways, General Directorate of Provincial Administration COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate, Department of Supervisory Services, Union of Municipalities of Turkey, Municipalities	15%	-	-	50%	100%
PI 21.1.3: Number of planned joint enforcement activities carried out at pre-determined times	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, General Directorate of Highways, Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate COOPERATION BODIES: Municipalities, Revenue Administration, General Directorate of Environmental Management	15%	-	12	12	12
PI 21.1.4: The rate of increase in the number of heavy vehicles the type approval of the lateral and rear protection frame has been controlled	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, TÜVTÜRK COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of Industry, Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate	10%	9.396.000^*	6%	6%	6%
PI 21.1.5: As regards intercity transportation, rate of completion of initiatives concerning the simultaneous use with the Ministry of Interior of the U-ETDS system (Electronic Traffic Enforcement System for Transportation) commissioned by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, including performance of enforcement activities through the system, which shall be also integrated with those of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of Investments and Facilities, Revenue Administration, Social Security Institution Presidency General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie	15%	-	50%	75%	100%
PI 21.1.6: Rate of completion of preparations concerning enforcement on transportation activities using the U-ETDS system	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of Investments and Facilities, Revenue Administration, General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie	15%	-	50%	75%	100%
PI 21.1.7: Rate of completion of works to enable data entry in administrative fine tickets by traffic law enforcers based on the Road Transportation Law, including upload of such tickets on the system	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate, General Directorate of Public Accounts, Revenue Administration	15%	-	100%	-	-

Risks	•Changing institutional priorities Shortcomings in inter-institutional coordination and cooperation Possible shortcomings concerning human resources
Strategies	Raising qualified staff Increased number and effectiveness of enforcement on vehicles transporting goods through the use of qualified staff Effective use of technologies Increasing inter-institutional coordination and cooperation Improving institutional capacity Ensuring faster flow of data through the issuance and communication of administrative fine tickets through the system with reliance on the Road Traffic Law
Findings	•Unavailability of staff to carry out qualified enforcement activities other than traffic law enforcers The need to identify routes for transporters for traffic safety, which requires various analyses Exceeding of speed limits and driving hours due to inapplicability of tachometer use in urban and adjacent municipal areas Mail-delivery of administrative traffic fines issued by law enforcers with reliance on the Road Transportation Law, which hampers data flow as well as causes losses in labor and time
Needs	Completion of legislative regulations as required Improved infrastructure capabilities Analyses to identify the nationwide routes used by vehicles used in transportation of goods Prioritization of quality and effective enforcement

2.3. Enforcement on Transporters of Dangerous Goods (ADR)

Transportation of dangerous goods on public roads have to be performed in a safe and regulated fashion so as to ensure that human health as well as other living creatures and the environment are not harmed, including the control of the responsibilities and liabilities of those involved in such activities such as forwarders, receivers, fillers, loaders, dischargers, packers, operators of tanks, containers and portable tanks, transporters and drivers of any and all vehicles.

Vehicle hardware, competence of drivers, quality and road-fitness of cargo are subject to assessment as per traffic and ADR legislation.

Objective	O.22. Contribute to Road Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continuous and Intensive Enforcement on Vehicles Transporting Dangerous Goods (ADR) within the Scope of the Safe System Approach
Target-1	T.22.1. Increased enforcement on vehicles transporting dangerous goods
Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators	Ministry of Environment and Urbanization General Directorate of Local Governments Ministry of Interior Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency General Directorate of the Turkish National Police General Command of the Gendarmerie Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure General Directorate of Highways Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate Municipalities Union of Municipalities of Turkey

Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 22.1.1: Ratio of traffic staff at the general Directorate of the Turkish National Police and the General Command of the Gendarmerie with ADR training delivered by specialist staff to the total number of staff on-board these units with the aim to ensure ADR enforcement certification	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie	20%	-	%1	%1	%1
PI 22.1.2: Number of roadside enforcement activities performed within the scope of transportation of dangerous goods	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie	10%	20.000	33.000	34.000	35.000
PI 22.1.3: Number of planned joint enforcement activities to be carried out annually at predetermined periods	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie	10%	-	4	8	12

Performans Göstergeleri	Sorumlu ve İşbirliği Yapılacak Kuruluşlar	Hedefe Etkisi (%)	Plan Dönemi Başlangıç Değeri (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 22.1.4: Number of parking areas established by the respective authority for vehicles used in transportation of dangerous goods, which have been banned from traffic, prioritizing main arteries, routes and metropolitan areas	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate, General Directorate of Local Governments, General Directorate of Highways, Municipalities COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency	10%	-	30	30	21
PI 22.1.5: Number of smart parking lots for vehicles used in transportation of dangerous goods and cargo	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Municipalities	10%	-	-	-	1
PI 22.1.6: Rate of completion of the mobile application developed following the completion of smart parking lots for vehicles used in transportation of dangerous goods and cargo	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate, General Directorate of Highways COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Municipalities	10%	-	30%	60%	100%
PI 22.1.7: Number of stationary checkpoints established by the respective authority for vehicles used in transportation of dangerous goods, which have been banned from traffic, prioritizing main arteries, routes and metropolitan areas	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate General Directorate of Highways COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, General Directorate of Local Governments, Municipalities	10%	-	30	30	21
PI 22.1.8: Number of provinces, where specific routes have been identified for the transportation of explosives, LPG, fuel oil, ammonium and nuclear substances	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate COOPERATION BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie, General Directorate of Highways, General Directorate of Local Governments Municipalities	10%	-	30	30	21
PI 22.1.9: Number of amendments and other regulations in such areas as transportation, road network, accidents, enforcement and all related data concerning the transportation of dangerous goods	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate COOPERATION BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie, General Directorate of Highways, General Directorate of Local Governments Municipalities, Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency	10%	-	100%	100%	100%
Risks	•Changing institutional priorities Shortcomings in inter-institutional coordination and cooperation High risks involved in the transportation of dangerous goods especially in and around settlements
Strategies	Increased number of enforcement activities through training of qualified staff Effective use of technologies Improvement of institutional capacity through enhanced coordination and cooperation between respective institutions Elimination of possible risks from cargo by way of allocation of parking areas and enforcement checkpoints specific for vehicles used in transportation of dangerous goods
Findings	Insufficiency of staff capable of qualified enforcement LPG and fuel oil as the bulk (80%) of all dangerous goods transported on roads Insufficient number of enforcement checkpoints and parking areas
Needs	Completion of legislative regulations as required Specialization of traffic law enforcers in ADR-related enforcement Identification of routes for transportation of dangerous substances scientifically The need for designated parking areas and enforcement checkpoints in view of the environmental damages from dangerous substances Improved infrastructure capabilities

2.4. Enforcement on Urban Service Buses/Minibuses

Service buses/minibuses are used for the urban transportation of the staff of public and private bodies as well as other staff in many other sectors including touristic shuttles, free-of-charge services of private companies, etc.

Although the activities of such service buses/minibuses are regulated by municipalities, planned and targeted enforcement activities are also carried out in areas and along routes accommodating industrial activities as well as other businesses in view of the traffic conditions and the traffic volume of provinces.

Objective	O.23. Contribute to Road Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continuous and Intensive Enforcement on Service Buses/Minibuses within the Scope of the Safe System Approach
Target-1	T.23.1. Prevention of accidents involving service buses/minibuses through enforcement
Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators	Ministry of Environment and Urbanization General Directorate of Local Governments Ministry of Interior General Directorate of the Turkish National Police General Command of the Gendarmerie General Directorate of Provincial Administration Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate Municipalities Union of Municipalities of Turkey Road Transportation of Passengers Sector Council - Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 23.1.1: Number of works to identify service routes in industry and business-intensive areas	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of Local Governments, General Directorate of Provincial Administration COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Union of Municipalities of Turkey, Municipalities, Drivers and Motorists Federation of Turkey, Road Transportation of Passengers Sector Council - Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey	10%	-	2	2	2
PI 23.1.2: Rate of completion of works concerning the certification/licensing of vehicles and drivers to be used with the aim to prevent unregistered/unauthorized transportation activities in provinces	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of Local Governments COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Union of Municipalities of Turkey, Municipalities, Drivers and Motorists Federation of Turkey, Road Transportation of Passengers Sector Council - Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey	10%	-	100%	100%	100%
PI 23.1.3: Number of intensive enforcements on service buses/minibuses carried out jointly with stakeholder institutions	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Municipalities COORDINATION BODIES: General Directorate of Local Governments, Union of Municipalities of Turkey, Drivers and Motorists Federation of Turkey, Road Transportation of Passengers Sector Council - Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey	20%	-	12	12	12
PI 23.1.4: Amount of increase in the number of vehicles subject to enforcement during enforcement activities for service buses/minibuses transporting agricultural workers during the high season for agricultural activities	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: -	20%	195.000^*	6%	6%	6%
PI 23.1.5: Rate of realization of enforcement activities to ensure the operation of road vehicles transporting seasonal agricultural workers between the hours of ٠٠:٠٠ and ٠٦:٠٠ in line with the Circular on Seasonal Agricultural Workers No. ٢٠١٧/٦ by the Prime Ministry	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: -	20%	100%	100%	100%	100%
PI 23.1.6: Extent of inclusion of traffic safety measures in concession agreements of recipients of such transportation (service buses/minibuses) services and the rate of completion of works concerning the enforcement thereof	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Public bodies procuring such services General Directorate of Provincial Administration COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate Municipalities, General Directorate of Local Governments	20%	-	100%	100%	100%
Risks	Changing institutional priorities Legislative regulations taking time Possible shortcomings in human resources management and discontinuities in the employment of specialist staff Shortcomings in inter-institutional coordination and cooperation
Strategies	Internal control by organizations such service buses/minibuses are affiliated with Redress of shortcomings through intensive enforcement
Findings	Serious outcomes of accidents involving service buses/minibuses due to higher seating capacity Low rate of seat-belt use
Needs	Establishment of a systematical supervisory mechanism on service buses/minibuses Completion of legislative regulations as required Delivery of informative training and campaigns for public sector staff concerning seat-belt use

2.5. Enforcement on School Buses

Enforcement concerning service vehicles subject to the Regulation on School Buses No. 30221 of 25.10.2017 is carried out with the aim to regulate and ensure the safety of transportation activities involving students in preschool and compulsory education as well as other children at kindergartens and children’s clubs, including the determination of procedures and principles applicable to the competencies and working conditions of real and legal transportation bodies.

To ensure safe and peaceful travel for school-age children, to increase the perceived sense of “being caught” through enforcement activities and to maximize the attention and sensitivity of service bus drivers to prevent accidents involving these vehicles, in addition to “Regular Enforcement on School Buses/Minibuses”, special enforcement activities are also carried out.

During such enforcement activities, compliance with the provisions of and issued specified in the Regulation on School Buses/Minibuses are inspected in addition to compliance with traffic rules, including notification of respective school administrations and municipalities in the event of any non-compliance.

Objective

O.24. Contribute to Road Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continuous and Intensive Enforcement on Service Buses/Minibuses within the Scope of the Safe System Approach

Target-1

T.24.1. Ensure safe and peaceful travel of students and to prevent accidents involving school buses/minibuses

Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators

Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services
- General Directorate of Family and Social Services
Ministry of Interior

• General Directorate of Provincial Administration

- General Directorate of the Turkish National Police
- General Command of the Gendarmerie
Ministry of National Education
- Secondary Education General Directorate
- General Directorate of Private Education Institutions
- General Directorate of Primary Education
- General Directorate of Support Services
Ministry of Industry and Technology
- General Directorate of Industry
Ministry of Transportation
- Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate
Municipalities
Union of Municipalities of Turkey

Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 24.1.1: Amount of increase in the number of enforcement activities throughout the entire academic year as per the Regulation on School Buses/Minibuses especially during the start of the academic year and right after the term break	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, General Directorate of Secondary Education COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of Primary Education	25%	414.350^*	6%	6%	6%
Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 24.1.2: Number of joint efforts involving stakeholders before the start of the academic year focusing on the operation of school buses/minibuses as well as challenges encountered with the aim to ensure regulated and safer functioning of school transportation services	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of Provincial Administration, General Directorate of Support Services COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of Family and Social Services, Transportation Services Regulation General Directorate, General Directorate of Private Education Institutions, General Directorate of Basic Education, General Directorate of Industry, Municipalities	25%	1	2	2	2
PI 24.1.3: Number of enforcement activities on school buses/minibuses carried out jointly with stakeholder institutions	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie, General Directorate of Secondary Education COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of Private Education Institutions, General Directorate of Basic Education, General Directorate of Industry, Municipalities	25%	1	2	2	2
PI 24.1.4: Number of enforcement activities on service buses/minibuses performed by education bodies commissioning such transportation services	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of Secondary Education, General Directorate of Private Education Institutions, General Directorate of Primary Education COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie	25%	-	8	8	8

Risks	•Changing institutional priorities Possible shortcomings in human resources management and discontinuities in the employment of specialist staff Shortcomings in inter-institutional coordination and cooperation
Strategies	Enforcement of service buses/minibuses and determination of criteria by bodies responsible for service buses/minibuses Identification of shortcomings through intensive enforcement
Findings	Severe outcomes of accidents involving service buses/minibuses due to high seating capacity
Needs	Establishment of a systematical supervisory mechanism on service buses/minibuses Completion of legislative regulations as required Updating legislation

3. Enforcement on Motorbikes, Motor-bicycles and Bicycles

Technology and technical advancements have a variety of contributions to the transportation sector as well as the advent of vehicles. The PTW group of vehicles dominated by motorbikes and bicycles until recently has gone through changes culminating in variety.

In Turkey, the number of motorbikes and motor-bicycles as well as the amount of use thereof are on the rise, which constitute 14.6% of the total number of registered vehicles and 18.8% of vehicles involving in accidents.

In addition to existing enforcement efforts, also, targeted and planned simultaneous enforcement activities are carried out on such vehicles with the aim to prevent traffic accidents involving motorbikes and motor-bicycles and to enhance traffic safety for drivers and passengers.

Objective	O.25. Contribute to Road Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continuous and Intensive Enforcement on Motorbikes, Motor-bicycles and Bicycles within the Scope of the Safe System Approach
Target-1	T.25.1. Prevention of accidents involving motorbikes, motor-bicycles, bicycles and e-scooters through regulation and enforcement
Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators	Ministry of Environment and Urbanization General Directorate of Environmental Management General Directorate of National Estate General Directorate of Local Governments Ministry of Interior General Directorate of the Turkish National Police General Command of the Gendarmerie Ministry of Treasury and Finance Insurance and Private Pension Regulatory and Supervisory Authority Ministry of Industry and Technology General Directorate of Industry Municipalities Notaries Union of Turkey

Performance Indicators	Responsible and Coordination Bodies	Impact on Target (%)	Planning Period Baseline Value (2020)	2021	2022	2023
PI 25.1.1: Rate of completion of legislation concerning the coverage of motor-bicycles (mopeds) under Compulsory Financial Liability Insurance for Motor Road Vehicles	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: Insurance and Private Pension Regulatory and Supervisory Authority COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie	20%	-	50%	100%	-
PI 25.1.2: Amount of increase in the number of enforcement activities on bicycles, motorbikes and motor-bicycles carried out by traffic law enforcers of the General Directorate of the Turkish National Police	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police COOPERATION BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie	20%	1.850.000^*	6%	6%	6%
PI 25.1.3: Amount of increase in the number of enforcement activities on bicycles, motorbikes and motor-bicycles carried out by traffic law enforcers of the General Command of the Gendarmerie	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Command of the Gendarmerie COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police	20%	132.000^*	6%	6%	6%
PI 25.1.4: Rate of completion of works concerning the sale of vehicles, which have been banned from traffic and confiscated as per the provisions of the Road Traffic Law or for being unattended and which have not been claimed by the owners thereof in 6 months	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of National Estate COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of the Turkish National Police, General Command of the Gendarmerie	20%	-	50%	100%	100%
PI 25.1.5: Rate of completion of works concerning the inclusion of scrapping of 2-wheeler motorbikes and bicycles in the “Regulation Concerning the Control of End-of-Life Vehicles” published in the Official Gazette No. 27448 of 30/12/2009	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of Environmental Management COOPERATION BODIES: Notaries Union of Turkey	10%	-	50%	100%	100%
PI 25.1.6: Rate of completion of works concerning the registration of electrical bicycles by Local Administrations with the aim to ensure traffic safety	RESPONSIBLE BODIES: General Directorate of Local Governments, Municipalities COOPERATION BODIES: General Directorate of Environmental Management, General Directorate of Industry	10%	-	50%	100%	100%

Risks	•Changing institutional priorities Legislative regulations taking time Possible shortcomings in human resources management and discontinuities in the employment of specialist staff Shortcomings in inter-institutional coordination and cooperation
Strategies	Increase the frequency of enforcement activities in areas where motorbikes and bicycles are widely used Consolidation of use of helmets so as to minimize the vulnerability of vulnerable road users in the event of an accident
Findings	Increasing number of motorbikes and motor-bicycles especially in the summer Insufficient amount of use of helmets
Needs	Urgent completion of legislative regulations Maintaining intensive and effective enforcement

*Calculated as national estimate using data for the first 10 months of 2020

4. Enforcement on Tractors and Other Agricultural Vehicles and Machinery Using Roads

Another critical factor causing traffic accidents are “agricultural vehicles and tractors”, which are also road users in numbers varying based on seasonality and regional conditions.

Such vehicles are seen to have negative impacts on traffic safety due to failures in observance of traffic safety by uncontrolled and unsafe presence of tractors, harvesters, etc. on the roads with missing or insufficient and inadequate use of lights, rear-reflectors and other fittings, which are also seen to carry non-standard loads including on trailers as a result of carrying out their activities in rural environments such as villages and for a limited amount time throughout the year only for purposes of agricultural activities.

At times of seasonal increase in agricultural activities in Turkey, planned and focused enforcement activities are carried out with the aim to minimize road traffic accidents, to enhance vehicle and driver compliance with traffic rules and to consolidate road users” sense of being caught through enforcement activities.

It seen that 8.2% of Turkey’s motor vehicle profile is composed of tractors. In accidents involving tractors in 2019, a total of 188 persons have lost their lives, which corresponds to 7.4% of all deaths on the scene of accident.

Objective	O.26.. Contribute to Road Traffic Safety Through Effective, Continuous and Intensive Enforcement on Tractors, Other Agricultural Machinery and Equipment within the Scope of the Safe System Approach
Target-1	T.26.1. Ensure traffic safety of tractors, other agricultural vehicles and machinery through enforcement
Table of Responsible and Cooperation Bodies related to Performance Indicators	Ministry of Environment and Urbanization General Directorate of Local Governments Ministry of Interior General Directorate of the Turkish National Police General Directorate of Provincial Administration General Command of the Gendarmerie Ministry of Industry and Technology General Directorate of Industry General Directorate of Metering and Industrial Products Safety Turkish Standards Institute Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure General Directorate of Highways Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry General Directorate of Agricultural Reform Department of Training and Publications Municipalities Union of Agricultural Tools and Machinery Producers of Turkey Union of Municipalities of Turkey Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Turkey Union of Agricultural Chambers of Turkey TÜVTÜRK

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Traffic Enforcement Activities

5. Traffic Enforcement

i. Safe System Approach; Traffic Enforcement Focusing On “VIOLATION OF RULES

1. Speed Enforcement

2. DUI (Alcohol) Enforcement

3. Enforcement on Drugs and Stimulants

4.Seat Belt Enforcement

5. Helmet Enforcement

6. Enforcement on Child Restraints

7. Enforcement on Mobile Devices and Others Distractions

8.Red Light Enforcement

9. Enforcement Activities for the Protection of Pedestrians and Other Vulnerable Road Users

10. Enforcement on Aggressive Driver Behavior

11. Enforcement on Driver Fatigue and Rest Time

ii. Traffic Enforcement Through the Use of “VEHICLE-FOCUSED” Traffic Enforcement Within The Framework of Safe System Approach

1.Enforcement to Prevent One-Vehicle Accidents

2. Enforcement on Vehicles Used in Transportation of Goods and Passengers

2.1. Enforcement on Buses in Intercity Transportation of Passengers

2.2.Enforcement on Vehicles Used in Transportation of Goods

2.3. Enforcement on Transporters of Dangerous Goods (ADR)

2.4. Enforcement on Urban Service Buses/Minibuses

2.5. Enforcement on School Buses

3. Enforcement on Motorbikes, Motor-bicycles and Bicycles

4. Enforcement on Tractors and Other Agricultural Vehicles and Machinery Using Roads