“2^nd Meeting of the Council of Prosecutors General of the Organization of Turkic States”, which aims the establishment of a permanent consultation and working mechanism in order to develop and strengthen cooperation between the Prosecutors General Offices of the Organization of Turkic States was hosted by the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal between 22-26 October 2023 in Ankara.

Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Kamran Aliyev, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. Berik Assylov, Attorney General of the Kyrgyz Republic Mr. Zulushev Kurmankul, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Uzbekistan Mr. Nigmatilla Yuldashev, Prosecutor General of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Mr. Sarper Altıncık, with the accompanying delegations consisting of prosecutors who are experts in their fields, as well as the Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States, Mr. Kubanychbek Omuraliev, General Counsel of the International Association of Prosecutors, Ms. Shenaz Muzaffer, and Executive Director of the International Association of Prosecutors, Ms. Janne Holst Hübner, along with national and foreign participants attended the 2^nd Meeting of the Council of Prosecutors General of the Organization of Turkic States under the theme of “Legal Regulations and Country Practices on International Judicial Assistance & Challenges and Solutions”.

Organizing the 2^nd Meeting of the Council of Prosecutors General of the Organization of Turkic States in Ankara has a historical importance as the year 2023, which is considered as the beginning of the Century of Türkiye, is the 100^th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Türkiye.

During this important Meeting, the legal regulations of the member states of the Organization of Turkic States on international legal assistance, the challenges faced in practice and possible solutions within the framework of legal assistance were discussed and evaluated.

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       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.

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General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Bekir Şahin and Prosecutors of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Özkan Balcı, Mr. Ömer Erdoğmuş and Mr. Muhammet Tayıp Özdemir participated in "4^th Meeting of the Attorneys / Prosecutors General of the Economic Cooperation Organization " held between 14-16 September 2023 in Baku upon the official invitation of Mr. Kamran Aliyev, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 

Within the scope of the meeting, Mr. Şahin delivered a presentation with regard to the meeting agenda and had bilateral meetings with the Prosecutors General of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan.

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Mr. Mehmet Akarca, President of the Supreme Court of Appeal of the Republic of Türkiye and Mr. Bekir Şahin, General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal paid an official visit to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic between 9-11 July 2023 upon the invitation of Mr. Kamran Aliyev, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The accompanying delegation consisted of Mr. Rıdvan Gündoğdu, Deputy General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal.

Mr. Şahin delivered a presentation during the Conference on "Cross-Border Cooperation among the Prosecution Offices of Azerbaijan and Türkiye" held within the scope of the visit. Then, the delegation had meeting with Mr. Fuad Necefli, the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

Announced respectfully to the public.