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Workshop on Circular on international judicial cooperation in criminal matters and templates for Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) requests
On 4 July 2024, the ICCM project held a workshop in İzmir, Türkiye, with the participation of 20 representatives from the Ministry of Justice, Directorate General for Foreign Relations and EU Affairs (DGFREU), and judges and prosecutors. The workshop aimed to facilitate discussions among the...
Conference on international judicial cooperation in criminal matters
On 27-28 May 2024, an international conference on “International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters and Combatting Cybercrime" was held in Ankara under the ICCM project in collaboration with the Turkish Ministry of Justice Directorate General for Foreign Relations and European Union Affairs...
Workshop on templates for Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) requests
On 25 April 2024, a workshop was held in Ankara with the participation of 25 representatives from the Ministry of Justice Directorate General for Foreign Relations and EU Affairs (DGFREU) and judges and prosecutors from Ankara. The workshop aimed to facilitate discussions among the participants...
The Project on ‘Improving International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Türkiye’ held its Fifth Steering Committee Meeting
The fifth meeting of the Steering Committee of the European Union/Council of Europe Joint Project “Improving International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Türkiye” took place in Ankara on 16 January 2024 in a face-to-face format. This was the first meeting organised since a 12-month...
Turkish judges and prosecutors enhance their knowledge and capacities in international judicial cooperation in criminal matters
The Council of Europe organised two simultaneous training sessions for 50 Turkish judges and prosecutors in Istanbul on 15-17 November 2023, within the framework of the joint European Union and Council of Europe Project on International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Türkiye. These...
Study Visit Organised in Paris, France on International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters
A delegation of thirteen representatives of the Turkish Ministry of Justice and Public Prosecution Office took part in a study visit on international judicial cooperation in Paris, France on 7-9 November 2023. The visit was organised within the EU/CoE Joint Project “Improving International...
Study Visit on International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters Organised to Germany
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...
Workshops on Information Sharing and Inter-Agency Cooperation at the Pre-MLA Phase
Two consecutive workshops were held in Ankara on 9 and 10 May 2023 with the participation of fifty representatives from the Ministry of Justice, the Directorate General of Security, Gendarmerie General Command, the Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, as well as judges and...
Launching of the Cascade Training Sessions on International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Türkiye
The Council of Europe organised two simultaneous cascade training sessions for Turkish judges and prosecutors in Ankara on 3-5 May 2023 in the framework of the joint European Union and Council of Europe Project on International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Türkiye. The event...
Study Visit on International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters Organised to Austria
A delegation of fifteen representatives of the Turkish Ministry of Justice and Public Prosecution Office, headed by the Deputy Minister of Justice, Mr Yakup Moğul, took part in a study visit on international judicial cooperation to Vienna, Austria from 25 to 27 April 2023. The visit took place...
Two trainings of trainers on international judicial cooperation in criminal matters provided to practitioners in Türkiye
Over 50 representatives of the Ministry of Justice of Türkiye, as well as judges and prosecutors in charge of handling and managing requests for international cooperation in criminal matters participated in two Trainings of Trainers (ToT) sessions held in Ankara on 19-21 December 2022 and 9-11...
Ministry of Justice, judicial authorities and lawyers discuss Türkiye’s legislative framework for international judicial cooperation
The representatives of the Turkish Ministry of Justice, Union of Turkish Bar Associations, judges, and prosecutors came together at a workshop in Istanbul to discuss the legislative framework for international judicial cooperation with the Council of Europe’s international and national experts. ...
Trainings of Trainers on the International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters provided to practitioners in Türkiye
Forty representatives of the Ministry of Justice of Türkiye, judges and prosecutors in charge of handling and managing requests for international cooperation in criminal matters participated in two consecutive Trainings of Trainers (ToT) on 19-21 October and 24-26 October 2022 in Ankara. The...
Workshop to discuss legislative framework for international judicial cooperation organised in Ankara
On 4 July 2022, a workshop was organised within the scope of the EU/Council of Europe Joint Project “Improving International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Turkey” in Ankara, bringing together the representatives of the Turkish Ministry of Justice, judges, prosecutors, lawyers, and...
Study visit on international judicial cooperation organised to the Netherlands
A delegation of twelve representatives of the Turkish Ministry of Justice and Public Prosecution Office, headed by the Deputy Minister of Justice, Mr Hasan Yılmaz, took part in a study visit on international judicial cooperation to the Netherlands from 30 May to 1 June 2022. The visit took place...
Council of Europe and Ministry of Justice of Türkiye discuss legislative framework for international judicial cooperation
Council of Europe held a roundtable with the representatives of the Ministry of Justice of Türkiye, Directorate General for Foreign Relations and EU Affairs, concerning legislative framework for mutual legal assistance and extradition on 8 April 2022, in Ankara. It was the second such meeting at...
The EU/Council of Europe Project on ‘Improving International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Türkiye’ Held Its Second Steering Committee Meeting
The second meeting of the Steering Committee of the European Union/Council of Europe Joint Project “Improving International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Türkiye” took place in Ankara on 29 March 2022 in a hybrid format. The members of the project’s Steering Committee represented by...
Technical level meetings for capacity development and legislative review activities
Following its official launch in October 2021, the EU/Council of Europe Joint Project ‘Improving International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Türkiye’ held several technical level meetings to advance the project’s capacity building and review activities, cooperating closely with the...
Launching conference for the project on “Improving International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Turkey” was held in Ankara
The European Union and Council of Europe, in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice of Turkey, held a high-level launching conference on 14 October 2021 in Ankara for the joint project on ‘Improving International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Turkey’. The keynote speakers included...
The 1st Management Meeting of the EU/Council of Europe Joint Project on “Improving International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Turkey” was held
The 1st Management Meeting of the European Union/Council of Europe Joint Project on ‘’Improving International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Turkey” took place online on 9 September 2021. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Directorate General for Foreign Relations and...