Newsroom - Strengthening the Criminal Justice System and the Capacity of Justice Professionals on prevention of the European Convention on Human Rights Violations in Turkey
Reasoning of judgments, speedier proceedings and specialised prosecution offices: Key results and renewed commitment announced by the Minister of Justice of Türkiye at EU-CoE project’s final conference
The right to liberty and security, reasonable length of proceedings and recent reforms in Türkiye to combat cybercrime and the financing of terrorism featured among top issues discussed today at the final conference of the Project on Strengthening the Criminal Justice System and the Capacity of...
Justice Academy of Türkiye and Council of Europe partner for the development of an e-library for judges and prosecutors
Access to reliable legal research on human rights and the rule of law can prove challenging for Turkish judges and prosecutors, who may lose precious time in finding relevant, specialised information in their mother tongue. To facilitate their work, the Justice of Academy of Türkiye and the...
Turkish Judges and Prosecutors Received In-Service Training on Reasoning of Judgments and Right to Liberty and Security
Approximately 134 judges and prosecutors enhanced their knowledge on reasoning of criminal judgments and right to liberty and security through an in-service training activity in Konya, organised on 13-14 January 2023. In her opening remarks, Ms Pınar Başpınar, as Acting Head of the Council of...
The Eighth and The Last Meeting on Enhancing Cooperation and Awareness on Cybercrime Among Relevant National Institutions was held
On 10-11 January 2023, the eighth, hybrid Coordination Meeting on Cybercrime was held in Konya. The meeting was attended by 44 representatives of the Ministry of Justice Directorate General of Criminal Affairs, Konya Provincial Police and Provincial Gendarmerie Command, Banking Regulation and...
Dialogue among judiciary on securing procedural safeguards in criminal proceedings
On 3 and 4 November 2022, the first Coordination Meeting on Procedural Safeguards was held in Mardin with the participation of 41 representatives of relevant Turkish institutions. It included representative of the of the Ministry of Justice of Türkiye; Directorate General of Criminal Affairs,...
Pilot Training and Meeting on Pre-Service Training Modules on Peace Judgeship
A pilot training and meeting on pre-service training modules on peace judgeship were carried out in October 2022 in the Justice Academy of Türkiye (JAT). The pre-service training module on Peace Judgeship was piloted at the premises of the JAT with the participation of 25 candidate judges. The...
Turkish Judges and Prosecutors attend Study Visit to Belgium
During the period of 3 to 5 October 2022, representatives of the Turkish Ministry of Justice and judges and prosecutors attended a tailored programme on combatting financing of terrorism in Belgium. The Delegation was headed by the Director General of Criminal Affairs of the Ministry of Justice,...
Presentation of the Guide on Admissibility of Evidence for the Turkish Ministry of Justice
The Guide on Admissibility of Evidence developed jointly by national and international consultants was presented on 28 September 2022 to the members of the Working group under the Turkish Ministry of Justice. The Project’s Working Group on Procedural Safeguards gathered to discuss the Guide on...
Platform for discussion among Turkish judiciary and other relevant institutions on combating terrorism financing
Two-day workshop on “Fight Against Financing of Terrorism While Ensuring Procedural Safeguards” was held in Ankara on 19 and 20 September 2022. Around 40 members of the judiciary, representatives from the Turkish Ministry of Justice, law-enforcement and other relevant financial institutions, as...
Pilot Training of Fight against Financing of Terrorism Training Module and Cascade Trainings of In-Service Training Modules on Reasoning of Judgments and Right to Liberty and Security
Piloting of training module on fight against financing of terrorism was conducted in İstanbul on 21-22 June 2022 with participation of 29 judges. The training consisted of international standards on the topic, combined with national Turkish context and delivered through interactive approach....
Cascade Trainings of In-Service Training Modules on Reasoning of Judgments and Right to Liberty and Security for Turkish Judges and Prosecutors Conducted
Cascade trainings of in-service training modules on reasoned judgements in criminal law and right to liberty and security (Article 5 of ECHR) were conducted on 11 - 12 June 2022 in İzmir with the participation of 106 judges and prosecutors. The training was conducted by experienced trainers of...
Turkish Judges and Prosecutors exchanged with their peers during the Study Visit to Paris and the Council of Europe
During the period between 16 and 20 May 2022, representatives of the Turkish Ministry of Justice and judges and prosecutors attended a tailored programme on combatting cybercrime in France. The Delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of Justice, Mr Yakup Moğul. In the first part of the visit...
Piloting of In-Service Training Modules on Reasoning of Judgments and Right to Liberty and Security for Turkish Judges and Prosecutors Conducted
In-service training modules on reasoned judgements and right to liberty and security was piloted on 11 - 12 May in Ankara with the participation of 85 judges and prosecutors. The training activity was opened with addresses by the Deputy Minister of Justice Mr Hasan Yılmaz, the President of the...
Open Court Day for University Students at the Gaziantep Courthouse
The sixth Open Court Day was held at the Gaziantep Courthouse on 1 April 2022 for Faculty of Law students of Gaziantep University and Hasan Kalyoncu University, with the aim of increasing their knowledge regarding the functioning of the criminal justice system and citizen’s rights. A group of 29...
Meeting on Enhancing Cooperation and Awareness on Fight against Financing of Terrorism Among Relevant National Institutions Held
On 31 March 2022, the first Coordination Meeting on Financing of Terrorism was held in Gaziantep in hybrid format with the participation of the representatives of relevant Turkish institutions (Ministry of Justice including the Heads of Departments of Directorate General of Criminal Affairs,...
Training of Trainers on Criminal Justice organised for part-time and full-time trainers Justice Academy of Turkey
The Council of Europe Programme Office in Ankara has launched face-to-face training of trainers under the project “Strengthening the Criminal Justice System and the Capacity of Justice Professionals on Prevention of the European Convention on Human Rights Violations in Turkey.” A 4-day training...
Third Meeting on Enhancing Cooperation and Awareness on Cybercrime Among Relevant National Institutions
On 10-11 February 2022, a third Coordination Meeting on Cybercrime was held in İzmir in hybrid format with the participation of the representatives of relevant Turkish institutions (Ministry of Justice including the Deputy Head of General Directorate of Criminal Affairs, Prosecutors, Judges,...
Open Court Day for University Students at the İzmir Courthouse
The third Open Court Day was held at the İzmir Courthouse on 9 February 2022 for Faculty of Law students of Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir Ekonomi University and Yaşar University, with the aim of increasing their knowledge regarding the functioning of the criminal justice system and citizen’s...
Second Meeting on Cybercime Was Held to Enhance the Cooperation and Awareness Among the Relevant National Institutions
Following the first Coordination Meeting on Cybercrime that was held in the form of a hybrid event on 25th and 26th of October 2021 in Ankara, second Coordination Meeting on Cybercrime was held on 16-17 December 2021, in Istanbul in the form of a hybrid meeting with the participation of the...
Open Court Day for University Students at the Istanbul Courthouse
The second Open Court Day (in the Istanbul Courthouse) was held on 15 December 2021 for Faculty of Law students of Istanbul University, Bahçeşehir University and Marmara University, with the aim of increasing their knowledge regarding the functioning of the criminal justice system and citizen’s...
Key publications under the project
Monitoring pre-trial detention and material detention conditions: Guide for NPMs
