ABSTRACT
Camera surveillance is becoming a normal part of everyday life in Turkey. Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras first became visible in the private sphere during the 1990s, primarily in banks, retail stores and shopping malls. Since 2000, camera surveillance has been expanded to institutional, semi-public and public spheres, such as government buildings and schools (particularly private schools), as well as common areas of public transportation, particularly railway, bus and subway stations. Cameras also became noticeable in residential areas, firstly in the gated residential communities of larger cities, then in ordinary housing areas and even at the entrance of each unit in apartment blocks (Baycan-Levent and Gülümser 2007: 5).
