General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Bekir Şahin participated in the Training Seminar under the title of "Identifying Terrorist Cells, Neutralizing and Investigating Terrorist Crimes, Investigation and Prosecution of Terrorist Financing" held between 26 February – 1 March 2024 in Bulgaria upon the official invitation of Mr. Borislav Sarafov, Acting Prosecutor General of the Republic of Bulgaria. The delegation of General Prosecutor Mr. Şahin consisted of the Prosecutors at the General Prosecution Office Mr. Bahattin Azizağaoğlu, Mr. Mücahit Erdoğan, Ms. Fatma Özer, Mr. Mehmet Cebbar Ülgen, Mr. Aslan Uslu, Mr. Mehmet Cihan Kısa, Mr. Ahmed Hakan Özdemir, Mr. Sezer Söylemez, and Ms. Emine Koçak.
Within the scope of the program, Mr. Şahin, who delivered the opening speech of the Seminar, had meetings with the President of the Supreme Court of Cassation Ms. Galina Zaharova, Minister of Interior Mr. Kalin Stoyanov, Chairman of State Agency for National Security Mr. Plamen Tonchev, Head of Appellate Prosecutor’s Office Mr. Todor Deyanov, Head of District Prosecutor’s Office Ms. Vanya Hristeva, and Head of Regional Prosecutor’s Office Mr. Petar Petrov.

Announced respectfully to the public.
 

        Attorney General of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mr. Suud Bin Abdullah Almujib paid an official visit to Ankara between 20-23 February 2024 upon the invitation of the General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Bekir Şahin. The accompanying delegation of Mr. Suud Bin Abdullah Almujib consisted of Member of the Public Prosecution's Council Mr. İbrahim Alfantokh, Head of International Cooperation Prosecution Mr. İsam Alosaimi, and Director of the General Department of Legal Affairs Mr. Suud Bin Libde.
        During the meetings held at the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal within the framework of the visit, information was given regarding the duties and powers of the General Prosecution Office; evaluations were made with regard to Memorandum of Understanding to be signed in order to strengthen the legal cooperation between two countries; and also, mutual opinions were exchanged regarding the Draft Establishment Document of the Islamic Countries Association of General Prosecutors.
        During the visit, Attorney General of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mr. Suud Bin Abdullah Almujib had meetings with the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Mehmet Akarca and the Minister of Justice Mr. Yılmaz Tunç.

        Announced respectfully.

        General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal of the Republic of Türkiye Mr. Bekir Şahin paid an official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain between 12-16 November 2023 upon the invitation of the Attorney General of the Kingdom of Bahrain Dr. Ali Fadhul AlBuainain. The accompanying delegation consisted of the Prosecutors at the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Hayrettin Türe and Ms. Hülya Eskiçırak.
     During the official meetings with the Attorney General of the Kingdom of Bahrain Dr. Ali Fadhul AlBuainain, discussions were held on the Draft Establishment Document of the Council of Prosecutors General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and it was decided to submit the agreed Draft Document to the consideration and evaluations of the other countries.
       Within the scope of the visit, General Prosecutor Mr. Şahin and his delegation had meetings with the Vice President of the Supreme Judicial Council and the President of the Court of Cassation Mr. Sh. Khalid Ali Al Khalifa, the Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Mr. Nawaf Mohamed Al Maawda, and the President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Advisor Abdullah Hasan Al Buainain. Within the framework of the program, Mr. Şahin and his delegation also visited the Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Bahrain Ms. Esin Çakıl and attended the lunch held by Ms. Çakıl in honor of the delegation with the Attorney General of Bahrain Mr. AlBuainain at the Embassy Residence.
        Announced respectfully to the public.

       General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Bekir Şahin, Senior Prosecutor at the General Prosecution Office Mr. Bülent Yenigün and Senior Prosecutor Responsible for International Relations at the General Prosecution Office Dr. İlknur Altuntaş participated in "the 28^th IAP Annual Conference and General Meeting" held on 24-27 September 2023 in London upon the official invitation of Mr. Max Hill, Director of Public Prosecutions of England and Wales. 

        During the Workshop Session 2 titled “Managing Digital/Electronic Evidence” of the Conference under the theme of “The Changing Nature of Crime in the 21^st Century: Challenges and Responses”, Senior Prosecutor at the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal Dr. İlknur Altuntaş made a presentation on “Türkiye’s Practices on the Use of Common Platforms & Case Management Systems Between Prosecutors, Investigators, and Courts”.

       During the General Meeting of the Conference held on 26 September 2023, the Award and Certificate of Merit was presented to the General Prosecution Office due to the great success of the 1^st Pan European Regional Conference on “Effective Investigation in the Age of Digitalization” was held in Istanbul between 2-5 May 2023, hosted by the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal under the auspices of the International Association of Prosecutors.

       During the Conference, Mr. Şahin also held bilateral meetings with the Prosecutor Generals of Netherlands, Suudi Arabia and the Director of Public Prosecutions of England and Wales. Within the scope of the visit, after the meeting held with the Director of Public Prosecutions of England and Wales, Memorandum of Understanding was signed on 26 September 2023 in order to strengthen cooperation and share experiences between the Crown Prosecution Service of England and Wales and the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal of the Republic of Türkiye.

        Announced respectfully to the public.

News text was published in the June Bulletin of the International Association of Prosecutors with regard to the organization of the 1st Pan European Regional Conference on “Effective Investigation in the Age of Digitalization” in Istanbul between 2-5 May 2023, hosted by the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal.

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