Abstract:

*T oday, it is considerably clear that information technologies, such as computers, telecommunication devices, and the internet have been used by almost all organizations and goverments. As the world has become more and more reliant on technology and networked systems, not only have legitimate entities benefited from this trend, but also illegal groups, criminal entities and even goverments have been using cyber space and tools for their own benefits.Governments which are the leaders of technology has been equiping their armies for cyber war. Cyber war has been one of the most important threat against national security.Cyber space, which has no border, makes jurisdictional issues an important area of concern. While the legal system is trying to adapt to this battleground, its differences from other malicious acts in cyber space are tried to express. In this article, “cyber war” has been discussed from the legal perspective and its differences from other malicious acts in cyber space has been examined

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