Proposed Amendments Within The Scope Of The Forthcoming Second Judicial Reform

The first package of the Judicial Reform Strategy was entered into force with the publication of the "Law No. 7188 on the Amendment of the Code of Criminal Procedure and Certain Laws" on the Official Gazette on October 24, 2019. Subsequently, the second package of the Judicial Reform Strategy was put on the parliament's agenda with "The Legislative Proposal on the Amendment of the Code of Civil Procedure and Certain Laws" ("Proposed Law"). The Proposed Law embodies amendments that concern various laws and matters, inter alia:

- Pursuant to Article 28/1 of the Code of Civil Procedure No. 6100 ("CCP"), hearings are public. However, as per Article 28/2 of the CCP, the court may decide to exclude the public from all or part of the trial, ex officio or further to a party's request, when public morality and public security necessitates so. Article 2 of the Proposed Law amends Article 28/2 of the CCP by adding "when relevant persons' best interest that is worth preserving