Head of the Counter Terrorism Department of the Crown Prosecution Service of the United Kingdom Mr. David Cawthorne and accompanying delegation, visiting Ankara within the scope of Türkiye – United Kingdom Counter Terrorism Workshop organized by the Ministry of Justice, paid an official visit to the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal on 19 October 2022.

      The delegation was welcomed by the Deputy General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Rıdvan Gündoğdu. During the meeting, information was given about the duties and powers of the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal and mutual opinions regarding the counter terrorism were exchanged. After the meeting, the General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Bekir Şahin received the delegation in his office.

       General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Bekir Şahin and Senior Prosecutor Responsible for International Relations at the General Prosecution Office Dr. İlknur Altuntaş participated in "the 27^th IAP Annual Conference and General Meeting" held on 25-29 September 2022 in Tbilisi upon the official invitation of Mr. Irakli Shotadze, Prosecutor General of Georgia. 

       During the Workshop Session 1 titled “Digital Transformation across Criminal Justice Systems” of the Conference under the theme of “Global Phenomena Reshaping Criminal Justice Systems”, Senior Prosecutor at the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal Dr. İlknur Altuntaş made a presentation on “Türkiye’s Digital Transformation across the Criminal Justice System, Türkiye’s e-Justice System-UYAP”. After the presentation on the UYAP implementation in Türkiye, positive feedback was received from the participants. It was stated by many participants that they want to benefit from our country's good practices and experiences in e-justice field.

       Mr. Şahin also held bilateral meetings with the Prosecutor Generals of Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Georgia, Switzerland, United Kingdom as well as the President of Eurojust, and Secretary General and Executive Director of the International Association of Prosecutors. During the bilateral meetings, information was given on the "1^st Pan European Regional Conference of the International Association of Prosecutors" which will be held in Istanbul on 2-5 May 2023 and invitations were extended for the upcoming event. During the Conference, an introductory leaflet regarding the 1^st IAP Pan European Regional Conference, whose theme is “Effective Investigation in the Age of Digitalization”, was distributed to the participants at the stand during the Conference.

       Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Elmar Jamalov and accompanying delegation, visiting Ankara upon the official invitation of the Council of Judges and Prosecutors, paid an official visit to General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal on 19 September 2022.

       The delegation was welcomed by the General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Bekir Şahin. During the meeting, mutual information and opinions were exchanged regarding the duties and powers of the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal.

       Preparatory meetings with regard to organization of the 10^th European and Central Asian Regional Conference of International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) was held in İstanbul on 19-21 July 2022 with the participation of the General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Bekir Şahin, Senior Prosecutors of the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mr. Ömer Kara and Dr. İlknur Altuntaş, Secretary General of IAP Mr. Han Moraal, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Heydar Mammadov, Director of the Department of International Legal Cooperation of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Erkin Alihanov, Secondment at IAP, Prosecutor at the  Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ms. Melek Aliyeva.

      During the meeting, evaluations were made regarding the program, content and preparation process of the Conference. Document was signed to host the Regional Conference in İstanbul on 2-5 May 2023 by the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal.

Mr. Alejandro Francisco Diaz Palacios, Cuban Ambassador to Ankara, paid an official visit to Mr. Bekir Şahin, the General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal in his office.

During the meeting, mutual information and opinions were exchanged regarding the duties and powers of the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal.