A delegation of twelve representatives of the Turkish Ministry of Justice and Public Prosecution Office, headed by the Deputy Director General, Mr Mustafa Tayyip Cicek, took part in a study visit on international judicial cooperation in Berlin, Germany from 17-19 October 2023. The visit was organised within the EU/CoE Joint Project “Improving International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Türkiye”. 

The study visit programme began at the German Federal Ministry of Justice followed by a visit to the Office of the Federal Public Prosecutor General of Berlin. Representatives of the Turkish Ministry of Justice and prosecutors discussed the role of the Central Authority in relation to Mutual Legal Assistance requests and Extradition, as well as fundamental legal bases of judicial cooperation in Germany. 

The programme continued with a visit to Kammergericht (the Berlin High Regional Court) and the Regional Court where the participants met the Presiding judge and judges dealing with the extradition cases as the highest judicial authorities. Throughout the visit, the Turkish participants had opportunities to exchange with their counterparts on good practices and challenges in relation to Mutual Legal Assistance and extradition. The visit directly contributed to the judicial cooperation between Germany and Türkiye.

The project ‘Improving International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Türkiye’ is co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the Council of Europe.