Parliament passes judicial reform bill after revisions
Türkiye’s parliament on July 16 approved a comprehensive reform bill, known publicly as the 12th judicial package, while excluding several measures previously announced by Justice Minister Akın Gürlek.
The bill, submitted by ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lawmakers, introduces changes aimed at improving the “effective and efficient” functioning of the judiciary and includes new regulations addressing provisions previously annulled by the Constitutional Court.
Measures concerning children involved in crime, identity verification requirements for social media users, sentence execution rules and age limits for gender reassignment surgery were not included in the package.
AKP lawmaker Muhammet Emin Akbaşoğlu said many of the issues initially planned for the package would instead be presented to parliament through separate judicial reform bills.
