The International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) is the first and only international organization for all prosecutors around the world to which the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal of the Republic of Türkiye is an institutional member since 2014.

       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 (IAP).

         This Conference has a historical importance as the year 2023 is the 100^th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Türkiye.

      General Prosecutors, Deputy General Prosecutors and senior prosecutors from 32 countries with the contributions of expert speakers from Germany, Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Netherlands, England, USA, Italy, Switzerland, Azerbaijan and Türkiye, participated to the Conference, which consisted of three sessions.

      During the Conference; topics of “Appearance and Effects of Digitalization in the Criminal Procedure”, “Fighting Against Economic Crimes in the Age of Digitalization”, and “Artificial Intelligence in Criminal Procedure” were discussed; the knowledge and experiences of the countries were shared; and the challenges faced in practice, necessary legal regulations and solutions in order to carry out an effective investigation for the crimes committed in the digital environment were evaluated.

       Also, during the Conference, the General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Bekir Şahin held bilateral meetings with the Prosecutor Generals of Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Finland, Georgia, Morocco, Thailand, Tajikistan; and the Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan.

       Announced respectfully.

       Mr. Rıdvan Gündoğdu, the Deputy General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hakan A. Yavuz, Public Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal attended "the 3^rd Working Forum for the Balkan States' General Prosecutors" upon the invitation of Ms. Gabriela Scutea, Prosecutor General of Romania which was held on 8-9 November 2022 in Bucharest.

       “Joint Conclusion on the Establishment of the Working Forum” was approved at the 1^st Working Forum for the Balkan States’ General Prosecutors held in İzmir in 2019 with the joint initiative of the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal of the Republic of Türkiye and the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Bulgaria. It was aimed to establish a permanent legal platform among General Prosecution Offices of the Balkan States. 2^nd Working Forum for the Balkan States' General Prosecutors was hosted by the Prosecutor's Office of Bulgaria in Sofia in 2021.

       Working Forum for the Balkan States’ General Prosecutors aims to strengthen the judicial cooperation between General Prosecution Offices of the Balkan region in order to fight effectively against trans-boundary crimes such as human trafficking, migrant smuggling, drug trafficking and especially terrorism, which all have international aspect.

       Announced respectfully to the public.

General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Bekir Şahin and Prosecutors of the Supreme Court of Appeal Ms. Dr. İlknur Altuntaş and Mr. Mustafa Başer participated in "the Ceremonial Events dedicated to the 300^th Anniversary of the Prosecution Service of the Russian Federation " held on 12 January 2022 in Moscow upon the official invitation of Mr. Igor Krasnov, Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation. 

Within the scope of the program, General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Bekir Şahin and heads of the delegations were received by the President of the Russian Federation Mr. Vladimir Putin.

Memorandum of Understanding was signed on 13 January 2022 in order to strengthen cooperation and share experiences between the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation and the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal.

Announced respectfully to the public.

General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Bekir Şahin and Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Dr. Sacit Yılmaz participated in "the Judicial Seminar and Solemn Hearing of the European Court of Human Rights" held by the European Court of Human Rights on 10 September 2021 in Strasbourg/France upon the official invitation of Mr. Robert Spano, President of the European Court of Human Rights. 

Within the scope of the visit, General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Bekir Şahin held bilateral meeting with Judge of the European Court of Human Rights Ms. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saadet Yüksel.

Announced respectfully to the public.