August 2026 – On 31 July 2026, Law No. 7589 on Amendments to Certain Laws to Enhance the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Judiciary ("Law No. 7589") was published in the Official Gazette of Türkiye. The law represents the latest stage of Türkiye’s judicial reform efforts, commonly referred to as the "12th Judicial Reform Package".
Law No. 7589 introduces a broad range of amendments affecting civil and administrative procedure, criminal justice, inheritance law, and cybercrime regulation. The reforms are primarily aimed at improving the efficiency of judicial proceedings, reducing delays, and addressing practical issues that have arisen in the application of existing legislation.
From a civil litigation perspective, the most significant changes include the abolition of actions for unquantified receivables, a frequently used procedural mechanism in Turkish litigation, the restructuring of the statutory interest framework, and new measures concerning the use of remote court hearings.
