Recent Development
Pursuant to the Union of Turkish Bar Associations
("UTBA") request, on April 5, 2020, the
Ministry of Justice announced that lawyers can now access documents
in the investigation files for which they are registered as
counsels through the online judiciary system. Lawyers previously
only had physical access to these files. In addition, as stated in
the Ministry of Justice's letter to the UTBA dated March 10,
2020, in order to facilitate access to justice, the Ministry of
Justice is currently working on increasing the types of
transactions that can be made through the online judiciary
system.
How to Access Investigation Files?
Lawyers must send a request to examine the investigation file
through the online judiciary system for the investigation files for
which they are registered as counsels. Upon the relevant public
prosecutor's approval of the request, the counsel will be able
to access the relevant document through the online
