A Turkish parliamentary commission investigating juvenile delinquency has prepared a comprehensive report proposing tougher penalties, stricter family accountability and expanded monitoring mechanisms aimed at preventing children from being drawn into crime, according to findings expected to be submitted to Parliament after the Eid al-Adha holiday.
The commission, established under the leadership of ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) lawmaker Müşerref Pervin Tuba Durgut, spent months conducting field studies, listening to experts and collecting institutional opinions as part of its work on children involved in criminal offenses.
The report by the Parliamentary Commission on Children Driven to Crime includes recommendations directed at multiple ministries, including the Justice Ministry, Interior Ministry, Family Ministry, Education Ministry, and Youth and Sports Ministry.
Among the most notable proposals are calls to reconsider sentence reductions applied to minors convicted of serious crimes and to strengthen deterrence measures in the juvenile justice system.
The report specifically references public debate surrounding high-profile murder cases involving minors, including those of Atlas Çağlayan and Ahmet Minguzzi, and argues that age-based sentence reductions for offenders between the ages of 15 and 18 should be revised in a more gradual manner.
