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Series · Society and Politics

The First Door: The Gendarmerie

Serhat Aksoy

Parts
3
Years
2021
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Parts · in order of publication

  1. The First Door to the Court of Justice: “The Gendarmerie” (1) Military Gendarmerie

    The past of thousands of soldiers was disregarded overnight, and their comrades-in-arms fell silent. From the pen of a former gendarmerie officer, the first part of The First Door: The Gendarmerie series: The military gendarmerie.

    Serhat Aksoy · 8 September 2021 · 4 min read

  2. The First Door to the Court of Justice: “The Gendarmerie” (2) Civilian Gendarmerie

    With urbanisation and social transformation, law enforcement units too must become differentiated. The second part of The First Door: The Gendarmerie series discusses the idea of a “civilian gendarmerie”.

    Serhat Aksoy · 9 September 2021 · 4 min read

  3. The First Door to the Court of Justice: “The Gendarmerie” (3) Police and Gendarmerie

    In investigations, the drum sits in the gendarmerie station's lap, but the stick is in someone else's hand. The third part of The First Door: The Gendarmerie series compares the resources of the police and the gendarmerie.

    Serhat Aksoy · 10 September 2021 · 3 min read