11th Judicial Package takes its final form: Here are the planned regulations
As the Turkish Grand National Assembly enters the new legislative year with a busy agenda, President Erdoğan will hold his group meeting behind closed doors at the party headquarters this week. The Central Bank presentation, the 11th Judicial Package, and the legislative proposal increasing traffic fines stand out in the parliamentary agenda.
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The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) has officially started its 4th legislative year of the 28th term. In the first week of the new term, the Assembly began its work with a busy agenda full of critical topics in both the economic and judicial fields.
According to the report by Besti Karalar from Ekonomim, AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will hold his party's group meeting this week as a closed session at the AKP Headquarters, rather than in the Parliament building as is customary. After the meeting, Erdoğan will come together with members of parliament and the Central Decision and Executive Board (MKYK) for a dinner program. It is stated that he will listen to the views and suggestions of the deputies regarding the new legislative year.
CENTRAL BANK PRESENTATION TO DRAW ATTENTION
One of the most notable topics of the week will be the presentation to be made by Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan at the TBMM Planning and Budget Committee on Tuesday, October 7. In Karahan's presentation, evaluations regarding the strategies followed in the fight against inflation, the possible timing of the interest rate cut cycle, exchange rate stability, and reserve policies are expected to come to the fore.
TOWARDS THE END IN THE 11TH JUDICIAL PACKAGE
The final stage has been reached in the 11th Judicial Package, which the AKP Group has been working on for a long time. The regulations regarding "children driven to crime" in the package are particularly noteworthy.
According to the new regulation, the upper limit of sentences given instead of aggravated life imprisonment for children who have completed the age of 15 but have not yet reached the age of 18 will be increased from 24 years to 27 years. The upper limit of prison sentences imposed instead of life imprisonment will be increased from 12 years to 18 years.
In addition, the package includes significant changes regarding qualified theft and fraud crimes committed through information systems, as well as the misuse of bank or credit cards. In this context, it is planned to introduce a regulation allowing the relevant financial institution to suspend the bank account where the crime was committed for up to 3 days.
TRAFFIC FINES BACK ON THE AGENDA
Discussions on the proposal, which could not be completed in the previous legislative year and includes increasing traffic fines and foresees changes to the Highway Traffic Law, will begin in the General Assembly this week. Thus, both the rates of the fines and the conditions of their application will be re-evaluated.
ACTIVITY IN THE COURT OF ACCOUNTS AND PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES
On the other hand, the process of electing members to the Court of Accounts (Sayıştay) will also gain momentum this week. The TBMM Planning and Budget Committee will hold a meeting on October 9 to determine candidates for the five vacant memberships in the institution.
This week, the National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission, established within the scope of the "Terror-Free Turkey" vision, will also continue its hearings under the chairmanship of TBMM Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş.
The first group meetings of the new legislative year will also be held on Tuesday and Wednesday. Opposition leaders are expected to announce their evaluations regarding the new term from their group podiums.