Law No. 7589 on Amendments to Certain Laws for the Effective and Efficient Functioning of the Judiciary (the "Law"), adopted on 16 July 2026, introduced significant amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code No. 5271 (the "CPC") that directly affect criminal procedure practice.
The amendments include the restructuring of the system governing the recording, retention and destruction of biological examination results, a comprehensive revision of the regime for the deferment of the announcement of the verdict, the determination of the limits of decisions that may be rendered in respect of a fugitive accused, and the expansion of the objection authority of the Chief Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation.
