July'18 Issue 17

Inside This Issue

  1. Introduction: Who is DRK?
  2. DRK Insight and Studies
  3. Regional Developments
  4. Turkey Security Incident Overview (1 Month)
  5. Turkey Security Incident Overview (3 Months)
  6. Turkey’s Early Election Results on 24 June 2018
  7. DRK’s Proactive and Adaptive Security Management System (PASMS)

Introduction: Who is DRK?

DRK is a Risk Consultancy and Security Management Company which provides sustainable security support to its clients with high accuracy risk assessments and security management in any region across Turkey and various areas in the neighboring countries.

Contrary to the classical narrow security approaches, DRK focuses in Business Continuity and Company Resilience throughout the project life cycle. Thus, DRK's Vision envisages a transitional link among the consecutive concepts of; Security- Resilience and Continuity.

Main Pillars of DRK's Security Understanding are;

• Security is an interdisciplinary area of; wider strategic vision, information gathering, established procedures, analysis, technology implementations and human resources,

• Risk and Security studies should be conducted by a holistic and top down approach to the security environment,

• Security should be devised throughout the whole “Project Life Cycle” rather than that of a specific project phase.

• Effective security management should mean a support for the “Continuity of Business.”

• Security applications should be provided in the most cost effective manner.

DRK Insight and Studies 

Snapshots

  • Designating Turkey’s Security Concerns in Syria: Ongoing Conflict in Idlib
  • Unlawful Referendum Attempt of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Its Implications
  • Turkey – NATO Relations; Perspectives for the Future
  • Egypt Mosque Attack: A Brief Analysis and Possible Consequences

 

Case Study & Insights

  • A Strategic Target: Oil and Gas Pipelines
  • The Increasing Tension Between Iran and S. Arabia and Its Possible Implications for Global Business
  • Possible Business – Wise Repercussions of a Potential Turkish Army intervention into Afrin Region in Northern Syria
  • PKK-PYD-ISIS, Interactions; Future Possibilities on the Regional Terrorism Developments

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One of the core functions DRK delivers is Private Security in terms of analysis, assessments and plans for all aspects of private/VIP security matters as well as individual security support for the resident and traveling company employees.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


DRK Analysts prepare leisure procedures for the attendant staff/VIPs for their usage during the leisure trips and times they may have.


 

 

Regional Developments

Turkish, U.S. units begin patrols near northern Syria's Manbij: Turkish and U.S. soldiers have started independent patrols in northern Syria along the line separating Turkish-controlled areas from the town of Manbij where YPG terrorists are based, Turkey’s military said.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey/turkish-u-s-units-begin-patrols-near-northern-syrias-manbij-idUSKBN1JE1A3

Accessed on June 18, 2018

 

Yemen government forces enter Hodeida airport: Yemeni government forces, backed by the United Arab Emirates, entered Hodeida airport on June 19, the UAE said, as the fight for control of the rebel-held port city intensifies. 

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/yemen-government-forces-enter-hodeida-airport-uae-133479

Accessed on June 19, 2018

 

Erdogan wins re-election in historic Turkish polls: Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won the country's key presidential vote, in a result that will allow him to keep his seat with increased powers and become Turkey's first executive president. "Our democracy has won, the people's will has won, Turkey has won," Erdogan told a crowd of enthusiastic supporters in the capital, Ankara, thanking the Turkish citizens who cast their ballots in an election that saw a record turnout of 87 percent.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/erdogan-declares-victory-historic-turkish-elections-180624210756525.html

Accessed on June 25, 2018

 

Iraqi PM calls for disarmament of PKK terrorist group: Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has called for the disarmament of the PKK terrorist group, along with all armed groups operating in the country.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iraqi-pm-calls-for-disarmament-of-pkk-terrorist-group/1188174

Accessed on June 26, 2018

 

U.S. steel tariffs slash Turkey's exports; future orders recovering: Turkey’s steel exports to the United States halved in the first five months of the year after U.S. import tariffs were imposed, but they may bounce back now that other producers face the same levies, a Turkish industry leader said. In a move that ignited fears of a global trade war, U.S. President Donald Trump in March imposed a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminium imports.

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trade-turkey-steel/u-s-steel-tariffs-slash-turkeys-exports-future-orders-recovering-association-idUSL8N1TT4HO

Accessed on June 27, 2018

 

Turkey Says It Won't Honor U.S. Demand To Stop Buying Iran's Oil: Turkey has said that it does not plan to honor a U.S. call for countries to stop importing oil from Iran, calling the demand "not binding" on Ankara. "We will follow if there are decisions, sanctions by the United Nations on this issue. Other than this, we will only follow our own interests," Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said.

https://www.rferl.org/a/turkey-says-wont-honor-us-demand-stop-buying-iranian-oil-haley-india-modi/29324777.html

Accessed on June 28, 2018

 

E.U. Reaches Deal on Migration at Summit, but Details Sketchy: European Union leaders, after marathon talks overnight, announced that they had reached a compromise deal on migration, an issue that has created a political crisis and threatens to undermine the bloc. While details were sketchy, the leaders agreed in principle, at least, on how to shore up their external borders and create screening centers for migrants, to decide more quickly whether or not they are legitimate refugees.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/28/world/europe/germany-angela-merkel-migration-eu.html

Accessed on June 28, 2018

 

Over 160,000 flee regime offensive in southwestern Syria: A war monitor says tens of thousands of people have fled an upsurge in fighting between the regime and its allies, and rebels in Syria's Daraa since Damascus launched an offensive to recover an area near the borders with Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/over-160-000-flee-regime-offensive-in-southwestern-syria-18538

Accessed on June 30, 2018

Turkey Security Incident Overview – 1 Month (June 1 – June 30, 2018)

Turkey Security Incident Overview – 3 Months (April 1– June 30, 2018)

 


Close protection and accompany, attendance, escort and transfer services are provided to the staff/VIPs by highly specialized security personnel carrying small arms as requested and required.


 

Turkey’s Early Election Results on 24 June 2018

June 24 early Parliamentary and Presidential elections of Turkey witnessed a close shave victory of current President Erdogan, having been elected in the first round (with more than 52 % of the votes) as the first “President” of the new Turkish political (Presidential) system. On the parliamentary side, the “People’s Alliance, the coalition of governing AKP and Nationalist MHP also won a close shave majority against the main opposition block (Nation Alliance) consisting the republican CHP, Islamist Saadet and the fractional nationalist IYI Parties along with the independent HDP representing the Kurds and liberals.

DRK presumes that the post-election political scene may bring forward a ground for harsh political debates on the major question of Kurdish problematic within the parliament. New political term, in the midst of the harsh debates on the issue in the parliament, may witness an escalation of the successful security operations against the separatist PKK Terrorist organization.

DRK’s Proactive and Adaptive Security Management System 

Todays organizations are subject to a variety of risks that might potentially turn into a devastating crisis. To increase the resiliency in such crisis conditions, an organization should employ a proactive and adaptive security management system. DRK’s approach to such a practice consists of following phases:

•          Prediction,

•          Detection,

•          Prevention,

•          Response,

•          Design

 

 


DRK provides its clients, in a Project life Cycle perspective, with security wise contributions for their overall Business Continuity plans through variety of sub-plans, policies, coordinative tools and mechanisms, tailored to the unique specifics of the business projects.


 

Your Travel’s Security

Travel security management is one of the mostly experienced security functions performed by DRK. DRK’s Travel Security Concept deals with “from the airport to the airport” travel durations including the land travels and hotel accommodations of your staff. Emergency assistance, safe havening and evacuation are integral parts of Travel Security supports provided by DRK. DRK conducts a survey of the main transport routes and gives you advice on the ballistic vest implementations, security coordination with the Gendarme and Police forces, vehicle tracking and emergency alerting procedures depending on the hot spots and specific portions along the travel route.

DRK Travel Security Planning Items;

•          Travel Planning

•          Intelligence/Information gathering and coordination

•          Security Operations

•          Risk Assessment

•          Equipment

 

DRK Travel Security Checklists:

•          Route Safety Checklist

•          Security Personnel Checklist

•          Vehicle Driver Pre-Trip Checklist

•          Traveler’s Brief (Induction) Card

•          Travellers’ leisure sheet

DRK Risk & Security Consulting

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Phone : +90 312 970 1982
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