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Monday, January 14, 2008

Thousands of cameras looking for trouble on the streets of Istanbul

"Thousands of cameras looking for trouble on the streets of Istanbul
ANKARA — Turkey has expanded its command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems to monitor insurgency activities in urban areas.

Istanbul Police Chief Celalettin Cerrah said 1,350 new cameras were installed in the streets of the city in addition to the thousands already in place. Cerrah said the C4I system helped identify those behind a series of attacks on cars throughout Istanbul."

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