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Industry: Government Summary: One million tourists from all over the globe come to visit Turkey’s palaces each year. To monitor the access and passage of visitors and staff through these historic landmarks, the government of Turkey has installed an integrated system comprised of S2 Security, Milestone Systems and Axis Communications products. The open platform of the solution allows integration of the video system with a fire detection system, access control, and analytics. Challenges: • Provide robust security system for popular historic site • Deploy single system throughout multiple locations • Install integrated IP-based system that will manage access control and video Key Results: • Live video viewing, both centrally and remotely, increases response time • Easy searching and export of recorded events • IP-based system allows security manager access from any location at any time • System built to scale as needs expand • Open platforms ensure easy integration and optimal return on investment for government funds System Integrator: Systems integrator Baglan and security dealer BIMSA Solution: S2 NetBox IP-Based Security System Integrated with Milestone XProtect Enterprise IP Video Software and Axis Cameras S2 NetBox Success Stories:Volume 8 Protecting theTwelve Palaces ofTurkey Preserving National Treasures Each year, one million tourists from all over the globe come to visit the 12 palaces of Turkey. The Dolmabahce Palace, located in the center of Istanbul, is run and maintained by a staff of 1,000. This majestic palace covers over 110,000 square meters including all the connected buildings such as state apartments and offices, a huge ceremonial hall, and the imperial harem. The main palace edifice has 285 small rooms, 46 large reception rooms and galleries, six Turkish baths, and 68 lavatories. The interior rooms and entrance salon hold priceless porcelain, paintings, and handcrafted fine art. Rustem Coskun, IT Manager for the Department of National Palaces in Turkey, manages all 12 of the country's historical palaces. When tasked with choosing a security system to protect the palaces, Coskun took a deep dive into the market and ultimately decided on an integrated system comprised of the S2 NetBox IP-Based Security System, Milestone XProtect Enterprise IP Video Software and Axis cameras. “I did a lot of research before taking the decision to go IP with our security,” recalls Coskun. “It was soon clear that IP was the way to go. Milestone Systems coupled with the S2 NetBox provides an open platform that gives us the long- term flexibility and scalability to get the most for the government's investment.” “Dolmabahce is a very big palace with visitors from all over the world, which brings security risks like vandalism,” adds Coskun. “This kind of thing may only happen once a year, if that – but with irreplaceable national treasures, once is too much.” “We also have about 1,000 workers around the buildings and property,” explains Coskun. “About 80% of our security problems are internal.” Testing and Implementation Systems integrator Baglan worked with security dealer BIMSA to implement the integrated solution. Necdet Kabil, President of Baglan comments: “Rustem Coskun is focused on long- term future-proof investments. He did site surveys of the palaces and calculated the purchase and operational costs versus the performance, flexibility and scalability, to come to the decision for IP video surveillance and access control. He had evaluated every offering in the market. Because he had done so much work in the planning, the decision to use Milestone, Axis and S2 was easy. They are the leaders in IP video software, network cameras and IP-based integrated security management.”
