Turkish National Police Academy

The Turkish National Police Academy is a public institution of higher education in Ankara, Turkey dedicated to the training of police officers. It was founded in 1937 and has offered a four-year undergraduate program since 1984. History The police academy was founded on 6 November 1937 in accordance with Article 18 of the Act 3201 as a one-year in-service training institute of higher education to educate and train junior and senior executive constables. The Police Training Institute was the first higher education institution offering a two-year training program designed in line with the resolutions of the Education and Training Council of the Ministry of National Education in 1940. Later, the institution was included in the higher education league of schools offering a three-year education program in 1962, and from 1984 onwards, it started to offer a four-year undergraduate program. In concurrence with the Constitution and Higher Education Law, the institution gained a obtained legal identity and was renamed the National Police Academy offering a four-year undergraduate program upon the enactment of Police Higher Education Act No.3087 issued on 6 December 1984.