Turkey conducted cyber terror drills in January 2011. The second attack drills involved 39 Turkish national and private institutions. The drill was primarily designed to coordinate cyber response among the diverse institutions.^[199] In June 2011 Turkey announced the formation of Internet filter laws, which will require Internet users in Turkey to use government-provided Internet filters. The hacking group Anonymous attacked government websites in response to these new laws, and Turkish police arrested 32 suspected members of Anonymous.^[200]

In March 2011 Turkey established the first of three core commands that will serve as Turkey’s Cyber Command in the office of the General Staff. The entire command, modeled largely after the United States’ Cyber Command, has experienced major delays due to organizational issues. The current established team has eight computer engineers with specialized cyber security training.^[201]