AI system
- System
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AVCI (Açık Kaynak İstihbaratı Analiz Sistemi): AI-supported open-source intelligence analysis software that infiltrates closed groups on encrypted messaging apps and analyzes messages, media and location data with natural language processing
- Model
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Not assessed
- Release
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Not assessed
- Application developer
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Istanbul Police Department (İstanbul Emniyet Müdürlüğü), narcotics and cybercrime divisions with an in-house software team - Role
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Not assessed
- Configuration
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Not assessed
- Inputs and outputs
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Not assessed
- Autonomy
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Not assessed
- Workflow
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In-house police software that infiltrates closed groups on encrypted messaging apps and analyzes messages, media and location data with natural language processing. A coordinated same-day operation across 14 provinces in which the identified suspects were detained and referred to court.
- Human oversight
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Not assessed
- Relation to AI
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By the police account relayed by Anadolu Agency, AVCI infiltrated closed messaging groups and decoded slang and coded language. It recovered deleted messages, linked fake profiles through IP analysis and mapped group hierarchies. That work produced the suspects and groups targeted on 10 February. Police and courts carried out the detentions, referrals and remands. The sources include no independent evaluation of the system. No official is quoted on how many of the 325 were identified by AVCI rather than by conventional work. The sources name no developer beyond the police's own software team.
- AI contribution
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By the police account relayed by Anadolu Agency, AVCI infiltrated closed messaging groups and decoded slang and coded language. It recovered deleted messages, linked fake profiles through IP analysis and mapped group hierarchies. That work produced the suspects and groups targeted on 10 February. Police and courts carried out the detentions, referrals and remands. The sources include no independent evaluation of the system. No official is quoted on how many of the 325 were identified by AVCI rather than by conventional work. The sources name no developer beyond the police's own software team.
Benefits
- Outcome identifiers
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Not assessed
- Benefit
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325 detained and remanded, 69 groups closed
- Category
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Reduced Violence
- Status
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Not assessed
- Beneficiary groups
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Organizations. Society.
- Beneficiaries
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Not assessed
- Reach
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Not assessed
- Distribution and access
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Not assessed
- Duration
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Not assessed
- Expected?
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Yes
- Costs and harms
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Not assessed
Measurement
- Studies
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Not assessed
- Study design
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Not assessed
- Measurement
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Not assessed
- Setting and sample
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Not assessed
- Measures
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325 detained and remanded, 69 groups closed
- Comparison
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Assumed alternative: manual analysis of messaging data by police staff
- Results
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Assumed comparison. Reference: insan gücüyle aylar sürecek bir analiz. Result: saniyeler içine sığdırılarak.
- Additional value from AI
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Not assessed
- Limitations
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Not assessed
- Denominators
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Not assessed
- Materials for replication
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Not assessed
Money
- Kind of value
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Not assessed
- Amount
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Not assessed
- Currency and prices
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Not assessed
- Period and unit
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Not assessed
- Realization
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Not assessed
- Recipients and payers
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Not assessed
- Gross or net
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Not assessed
- Included costs
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Not assessed
- Comparison
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Not assessed
- Method
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Not assessed
- Return and payback
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Not assessed
People and places
- Participants
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Developer:
Istanbul Police Department (İstanbul Emniyet Müdürlüğü), narcotics and cybercrime divisions with an in-house software team. Operator: Istanbul Police Department, Anti-Narcotics and Cybercrime divisions. - Jurisdictions
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Benefit: Istanbul,
Turkey. Developer: Turkey. Operator: Turkey. - Ownership and control
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Not assessed
- Dependencies
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Not assessed
- Cross-border connections
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Not assessed
- Geopolitical implications
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Not assessed
Follow-up
- Conditions for replication
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Police have access to the closed groups and to the server-side data the sources say the system uses to recover deleted messages and link profiles. Courts remand the suspects. The sources report all 325 remanded, but no later charging or conviction outcomes. The attribution of the suspects to AVCI, rather than to conventional investigation, is the police's own. No independent evaluation exists.
- Replication attempts
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Not assessed
- Later findings
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17 July 2026. AVCI was used again in an Istanbul-based operation across 35 provinces in which 110 suspects were detained and 65 Telegram groups and channels were closed.
- Availability
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Not assessed
- Institutional decision
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Not assessed
- Grounds
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Not assessed
- Action and result
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Not assessed
- Success criterion
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Not assessed
Evidence
- Source numbers
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AIBD-0160-source-0001–0005
- Citations
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Numbered references below.
- Language
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Not assessed
- Source relationships
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Independent
- Original evidence
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Not assessed
- Access and versions
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Not assessed
- Supported findings
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Not assessed
- Evidence links
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Not assessed
- Evidence strength
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Not assessed
- Missing evidence
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Not assessed
Grades
- Assessed benefits
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Organizations. Society.
- Depth
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Organizations: 2. Society: 2.
- Reasons
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Organizations: In one operation the force detained 325 suspects across 14 provinces and closed 69 dealer groups. All 325 were remanded. The sources give no comparison with operations before AVCI, so the gain to the force is not measured. Society: The police say the operation disrupted drug sales networks run through encrypted groups and social media across 14 provinces. No source measures any effect on drug supply or on the public. A population-level benefit is not established.
- Observed or intended
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Not assessed
- Rubric
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Not assessed
- Assessor and date
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Not assessed
- Alternative assessments
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Not assessed
- Fill
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Independently reported
Entry details
- Kind
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Not assessed
- Related entries
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Not assessed
- Field
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Law enforcement / narcotics investigation. Provincial police force.
- Purpose
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Istanbul police built AVCI to infiltrate and analyze encrypted messaging groups used for drug dealing. It also identifies suspects, fake profiles and network hierarchies. The 10 February operation was that intended use.
- Dates
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Date basis unassessed: 2026 (precision unassessed). Updated: 21 October 2026.
- Stage
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Not assessed
- Version
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SHA-256: 10a892784ce2…
References
- Other identifiers
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oecd_aim: 2026-04-06-4878.
- Category mappings
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Not assessed
- Brief
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Not assessed
- Revisions
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5 revisions. Latest: 21 October 2026.
Sources
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News report Independent author
Anadolu Ajansı (2026). İstanbul Emniyeti yapay zeka destekli AVCI'yla uyuşturucu satıcılarının 'siber' inlerine giriyor. aa.com.tr, 6 April 2026.
AVCI ilk kez, İstanbul Narkotik Suçlarla Mücadele ve Siber Suçlarla Mücadele Şube müdürlükleri ekiplerince 10 Şubat'ta kent merkezli 14 ilde düzenlenen uyuşturucu operasyonunda kullanıldı.
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News report Independent author
Haberler.com (2026). İstanbul Emniyeti yapay zeka destekli AVCI'yla uyuşturucu satıcılarının 'siber' inlerine giriyor. haberler.com, 6 April 2026, crediting Anadolu Ajansı.
adliyeye sevk edilen 325 zanlının tamamı sevk edildikleri adli makamlarca tutuklanmıştı.
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News report Independent author
Akşam (2026). Zehir tacirleriyle mücadelede yeni dönem: AVCI göz açtırmıyor. aksam.com.tr, 6 April 2026, crediting Anadolu Ajansı.
Yapay zeka destekli projenin ilk kez kullanıldığı operasyonda 325 şüpheli gözaltına alınmış
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News report Independent author
Hürriyet (2026). AVCI uyuşturucunun 'siber' inlerinde. hurriyet.com.tr, 7 April 2026, Anadolu Ajansı byline.
İstanbul Emniyet Müdürlüğü tarafından hazırlanan yapay zekâ destekli Açık Kaynak İstihbaratı Analiz Sistemi (AVCI), uçtan uca şifreli iletişim uygulamalarının kapalı grup ve kanallarına sızarak, uyuşturucu tacirlerine göz açtırmıyor.
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News report Independent author
Gökmen, E. (2026). İstanbul'da uyuşturucu satıcılarına yönelik operasyonda yapay zeka "AVCI" aktif rol aldı. Anadolu Agency, 17 July 2026.