Access To Investigation Files Through National Judicial Informatics System Is Available Now

The application enabling lawyers' access to information and documents in the investigation files through 'National Judicial Informatics System' is initiated as of April 5, 2020.

Upon the request of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations, the Ministry of Justice initiated the application enabling lawyers to access the information and documents within the investigation files, to which they had only physical access before, on April 5, also known as Lawyers Days in Turkey.

With this recent development, lawyers are now entitled to request of examination through the online judiciary system's lawyer portal for the investigation files in which they are authorized as attorney of the plaintiff or the defendant. The Public Prosecutor have 15 days in order to examine the requests of the parties. Upon the approval of the request by the Public Prosecutor, the lawyers will be entitled to examine all the investigation file.  The request of the counsel can be rejected by the