Our Institute, in collaboration with the Forensic Science Institute of the Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy, will organize the Forensic Computing Expert Professional Competency Standards Workshop on November 8, 2022. In this regard, a meeting was held to discuss preparations for the workshop.

The meeting, held at the New Senate Hall of our university, was attended by our Vice Rector, Prof. Dr. Fazlı Polat, the Director of the Institute of Informatics, Prof. Dr. Aslıhan Tüfekci, Deputy Directors Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sinan Toklu, Dr. Öner Barutcu, Faculty of Technology Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Mustafa Alkan, Dean of the Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy, Prof. Dr. İsmail Hakkı Demircioğlu, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan İbrahim Öğünç, G. Col.Assoc. Prof. Dr. Naci Akdemir, G. Capt. Dr. Salim Yaren, G. Lt. Hatice İşcan, G. Staff Sgt. Ercan Altınsoy, Gendarmerie General Command representatives, G. Lt. Bahadır Seferoğlu, G. Staff Sgt. Güven Bulut, Criminal Department representatives, G. Maj. Dr. Mustafa Güngör, G. Lt. Zafer Özkara, General Directorate of Security representatives, Police Chief Furkan Yılmaz, Commissioner Kübra Şahin, and Ministry of Justice Department Head İzzet Başara, Investigative Judges İsmet Yurteri and Huri Günal Türkmen, Professional Competency Authority Expert Esma Doğan, Defense Industry Presidency’s Hakan Özfidan, and the Digital Transformation Office of the Presidency Expert Burcu Gündoğan.

During the meeting, topics such as the goals, scope, and stakeholder participants of the workshop were discussed.

The workshop will be held due to the increasing need to define Professional Competency Standards in the field of forensic computing, which is becoming increasingly important, especially in criminal investigations. The goal is to improve the examination and reporting quality of individuals who will provide expert services in this field.