Dark Web is accessed through tools such as Tor, which cannot be accessed through normal search engines. Common for criminal activities.
Dark Web Illegal Activities
- Drug sales (similar to Silk Road)
- Arms trade
- Forged documents (passport, driver's license)
- Stolen card information
- Child pornography (most severe)
- Hacker services
- Assassination orders (mostly fake)
Criminal Liability
- Using Tor is not a crime
- Accessing/purchasing illegal content is a crime
- Child pornography heavy penalty (TCK art.226/3 - 5-10 years)
- Drugs (TCK art.188): heavy penalties
- Arms trade (6136) SK)
Limits of Anonymity
- No complete anonymity despite Tor
- Can be detected in operations
- Trace tracking in payments (crypto)
- Mail/cargo traces
- Large operations such as Operation Onymous, Bayonet
EGM Cyber Crimes
- Dark web monitoring
- Turkish citizen user detection
- International cooperation (Interpol, Europol)
Supreme Court 8. CD
8. CD adopts that "anonymity claim" is not a reason for reduction in crimes committed on the dark web, on the contrary, it can be considered a reason for aggravation due to the difficulty of investigation.
Cyber crimes lawyer is a must.