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Turkey reform agenda: judiciary, pensions, student amnesty

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The Turkish Assembly’s reform programme, launched after the July 15 session raised the minimum retirement pension to 23,552 TL, has continued to expand. On 22 July deputies approved the first seven articles of the “Some Laws and Decrees Amendment” bill, confirming the pension increase and adding measures such as a stamp‑duty exemption for new nuclear‑energy plants, a longer mandatory service period for certain civil‑servant posts, and a 2 % levy on net sales of media and online‑platform operators. The 12th Judicial Package (Law No. 7589) was published in the Official Gazette on 31 July 2026. It amends thirteen statutes, overhauling enforcement and bankruptcy procedures, launching an electronic auction portal and removing fees for digital notary document transmission. The law expands single‑judge jurisdiction for administrative and tax cases up to 486,000 TRY, limits court‑session intervals to three months, and sets statutory interest at 80 % of the Central Bank’s short‑term rate. Key provisions include a 50 % penalty reduction for persons facilitating fraud through bank, credit‑card, payment‑instrument or crypto accounts, the removal of HAGB suspension for torture or crimes by officials, and mandatory electronic sharing of notary documents with digital signatures. Inheritance property auctions now require the first auction to involve only heirs with bids equal to the full estimated value; a 5 % administrative fine applies to non‑payment of auction bids. Genetic data collected in criminal investigations must be retained for 20 years with identifiers removed. ~~Justice Minister Akın Gürlek framed the reforms as part of a “Century of Justice,” while opposition MPs raised concerns about fairness~~ The law was formally enacted on 31 July 2026 and entered into force shortly thereafter, with the ~~risk of a dual legal system.~~ Grand National Assembly confirming its passage.

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