Turkey - Strengthening the Criminal Justice System and the Capacity of Justice Professionals on prevention of the European Convention on Human Rights Violations in Turkey
The main objective is to strengthen and make the Turkish judiciary more efficient, effective and visible by ensuring its compliance with the international and European standards in the field of criminal justice.
The main partner of the project is the Directorate General of Criminal Affairs and Justice Academy of Turkey.
The following results are expected:
- Institutional capacity of Turkish judiciary and other authorities to deliver criminal justice in line with the ECHR standards is strengthened;
- Knowledge and skills of the Turkish legal professionals to apply European human rights in the field of criminal justice is enhanced;
- Co-operation and awareness among relevant national institutions and also enabling access to all citizen to criminal justice is improved;
Project information
- Duration: 36 Months (15 March 2019 -14 March 2022)
- Place/ country: Turkey
- Budget: € 5 000 000
- Funding: European Union (90%) and Council of Europe (10%)
Project documentation
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...