Upon the retirement of Mr. İsmail Rüştü Cirit who was the First President of the Supreme Court of Appeal, due to the legal age limit on 23^rd March 2020, Mr. Mehmet Akarca who was the General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal, was elected as the First President of  the Supreme Court of Appeal as a result of the election by the Grand General Assembly of the Supreme Court of Appeal on 24^th March 2020 pursuant to Article 154 of the Constitution and Articles 30 and 31of the Law of the Supreme Court of Appeal.

H.E. Mr. Frédéric Van Leeuw, the Federal Prosecutor of Belgium and his accompanying delegation consisting of Mr. Thomas Lamiroy, Chief of the International Cooperation Unit, Ms. Ann Fransen, Chief of the Anti-Terrorism Unit and Ms. Jacqueline De Mol, Member of the International Cooperation Unit paid an official visit to Turkey between 27^th and 29^th January 2020 upon the invitation of Mr. Mehmet AKARCA, the General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal.

During the meetings, information was shared about the structure, duties and powers of both prosecution offices, while indicating the importance of judicial cooperation between the two countries. It was also emphasized that cooperation has vital importance in the fight against terrorism and in combating international cross-border crimes. It was also underlined by both delegations that judicial cooperation will further enhance between the two countries.

Mr. Frédéric Van Leeuw, the Federal Prosecutor of Belgium and his accompanying delegation had bilateral meetings with Mr. Abdulhamit GÜL,  the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Turkey and Mr. İsmail Rüştü CİRİT, the First President of the Supreme Court of Appeal.

Delegation from High Court of Tanzania which was in Ankara upon the official invitation of the First President of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. İsmail Rüştü Cirit paid an official visit to the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal.

The delegation was welcomed by the Deputy General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Halil ADIGÜZEL. Presentations were made on the structure, duties, powers and functions of the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal and mutual opinions and information were exchanged.

Mr. Maikel Moreno, the President of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice who was in Ankara upon the official invitation of Mr. İsmail Rüştü Cirit, the First President of the Supreme Court of Appeal, paid an official visit to our General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal.
The delegation was welcomed by Mr. Mehmet AKARCA, General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal. Presentations were made on the structure, duties, powers and functions of the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal and mutual opinions and information were exchanged.

General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Mehmet Akarca and the Senior Public Prosecutors of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Bahattin Azizağaoğlu and Ms. Dr. İlknur Altuntaş attended the Second International Justice Conference under the theme of “Justice and Investment: Issues and Challenges” which was held on 21-22 October 2019 in Marrakech.
At the Conference where there were 850 participants from 70 countries, Mr. Akarca made a presentation about the effect of the judicial system on the investments, and the works carried out in our country on justice and technology. Also, Mr. Akarca held bilateral meetings with the President of the Public Prosecution of the Kingdom of Morocco Mr. M'hammed Abdenabaoui, Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Morocco Mr. Mohamed Ben Abdelkader and President of the High Judicial Council Mr. Mustapha Farees.