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What people and organisations should check before buying a security service
Anyone considering a security service must first find a good company to provide it properly. As in every sector, there are good and bad providers in private security, and telling them apart can be difficult. To choose a good company, research at least the points below.
Insist on these from any company you consider
- Does it owe money to the Social Security Institution?
- Where and how does it recruit its officers?
- Does it owe tax related to staff payments?
- Are its officers licensed as required by Law No. 5188?
- How are the officers supervised?
- Are there written post orders?
- On which day of the month are salaries paid, without exception?
- Do officers receive in-service training?
- Do armed officers receive shooting and related training every six months?
- Are officers selected according to the nature of the post?
- Are selected officers trained for the needs of that site?
- Is the client informed about supervised officers?
- Is information shared about regular in-service training?
These are the points CAT Güvenlik follows rigorously.
First application for a private security permit
The following documents are attached to your application letter:
- Board resolution
- Signature circular
- Trade registry gazette
- Private security information form (Private Security Permit Request Form)
Guide to completing the permit request form
1. “Person, institution or organisation” section
- Name / title: For a natural person, the full name; for a legal entity, the title in the trade registry gazette written in full without abbreviation. A brand name to appear on the permit is added in brackets (e.g. “Ahmet Yılmaz Sağlık Hizmetleri A.Ş. (Yılmaz Hospital)”).
- Address: For building and facility protection, the current address of the area to be designated (an address document issued within the last month is attached). For personal protection, the workplace or residence where firearms will be kept; for companies and training institutions, the address on the operating licence.
- Tax / ID number: National ID number for natural persons; tax ID number for legal entities.
- Static IP: The static IP registered to the applicant.
- Phone and corporate e-mail: Of the site for building requests; of the protected person for personal protection; of the institution for companies and training institutions.
- Sector: One box only. For personal protection, “private” when applying in person; otherwise the legal status of the applying institution.
- Area of responsibility: Police or Gendarmerie, according to the address given.
2. “Authorised representative” section
- Full name, national ID number, work/mobile phone and e-mail of the natural person authorised to make permit applications and notifications and to bear the obligations under the legislation.
3. “Request” section
- Type: Building and facility protection · Personal protection · Cash and valuables transport · Other (with a short explanation).
- Subject: For a first application only “First application” is ticked; other requests may tick several boxes.
- Method of service: “By establishing a private security unit” and/or “by purchasing services”.
- Number of officers: Armed and unarmed officers requested are listed separately.
- Number of firearms and notes: Type and number requested; MP-5 counts as an automatic pistol, rifles other than shotguns as rifled long guns. Brand/model preferences go in the notes line.
- Service animals: Type and number, if any.
- Devices and equipment: Security devices to be used are ticked without quantities; devices subject to commission approval (drones, jammers etc.) are explained with quantities under “Other”.
Other points
- For a first application, or after relocation or physical changes, a rough sketch and floor plan showing street and road connections of the buildings and areas is attached.
- A document showing that the address is current is attached.
- The form is signed by the authorised representative.
Where to submit
The application letter, information form and attachments are submitted to the Provincial Police Directorate if the site is in a police area, or to the relevant Gendarmerie Private Security Branch if in a gendarmerie area. After attending the private security commission meeting by invitation and receiving the governor’s approval, you may establish a private security unit or begin purchasing services from a security company.
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