Türkiye puts cybersecurity at the core of national security strategy
Türkiye puts cybersecurity at the core of national security strategy
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Publish Date: 2026-05-08 08:56:00
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Türkiye has formally elevated cybersecurity to the core of its national security doctrine following the first meeting of the Cybersecurity Board chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on May 5.
In a written statement issued after the meeting, the board stressed that cybersecurity was no longer a purely technical issue but an inseparable component of national security. Officials said discussions focused extensively on current cyber risks, future threat trends and the international developments shaping the digital security environment.
The statement also underlined that increasing global competition, regional instability and ongoing conflicts had made cyber threats “more complex and multidimensional”, requiring cybersecurity to be treated as a strategic issue with economic, technological and social dimensions.
According to the board, the newly established Cybersecurity Presidency will continue efforts to protect Türkiye’s digital assets, develop a proactive structure against emerging threats, strengthen the country’s national cybersecurity architecture and support a secure digital future.
Cybersecurity specialist Serhat Altinevlek described the meeting as a reflection of Türkiye’s long-term strategic adaptation to the digital era. He argued that Ankara had recognised the significance of cyber threats earlier than many assumed, tracing the origins of the country’s cyber transformation back to the rapid spread of the internet between the 1990s and early 2000s.
“Türkiye does not appear to be late in the field of cybersecurity at all,” Altinevlek said. “On the contrary, it has a structure that is continuously improving and evolving.”
He noted that the expansion of information technologies in the private sector and academia had gradually created the need for new legal frameworks and institutional mechanisms. According to Altinevlek, concepts such as cybercrime and digital security entered Türkiye’s…
