Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek met with the Nevşehir Chamber of Commerce and Industry delegation at Ankara Judge's House. Nevşehir Governor Hüseyin Kök, AK Party Nevşehir Deputy Süleyman Özgün, Nevşehir Chief Public Prosecutor Adem Çalış and Nevşehir Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Mehmet Ali Öbekli attended the program. Expressing his satisfaction in coming together with his fellow citizens, Minister Gürlek said, "No one can give up the land of their birth. It is the land where we were born. I am always with you. Not only as the Minister of Justice, but as your brother."
'WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE INVESTORS IN NEVŞEHİR'
Stating that Nevşehir is in an important place in terms of its location and transportation facilities, Minister Gürlek continued as follows:
"Nevşehir is a really important place due to its location, transportation facilities, proximity to Ankara, especially the completion of the ring road. Here, we need to encourage investors in Nevşehir as much as we can. Industries, factories, business centers need to be established there. Employment resources need to be created. This is very important for us."
Minister Gürlek stated that efforts to increase the social and sports activities of young people in Nevşehir are on the agenda, and that the city has an important place with its tourism potential as well as its cultural and historical values. Minister Gürlek stated that they are working to increase additional domestic and international flights in order to facilitate air transportation to Nevşehir.
'WE ARE SENSITIVE ABOUT PERSONAL DATA'
Minister Gürlek, who listened to the demands of the delegation members and answered their questions, also made statements about the 13th Judicial Package. Stating that the package will include legal regulations regarding fraud crimes and social media use, Minister Gürlek said, "Especially the social media law is an issue we attach great importance to. This 13th Judicial Package will hopefully come to the Parliament after the budget negotiations. Hopefully, that issue will be discussed there with the discretion of our MPs. Of course, we are sensitive about personal data here."
Emphasizing that personal information should remain confidential, Minister Gürlek stated that personal information captured in some virtual media applications can be sold and that they attach importance to the protection of personal data.
'TIME SPENT IN COURTHOUSE CORRIDORS DECREASES THE SENSE OF TRUST IN JUSTICE'
Minister Gürlek also touched upon the studies aimed at accelerating the trial processes, emphasizing that the time spent in the courthouse corridors reduces the trust in justice and said: "We have taken important steps in accelerating the judicial processes in general. Now, it is actually clear how long it will take for each case to be completed. Is there a problem arising from the personalities of our judge and prosecutor colleagues? We are looking at this specifically. There is a unit we have established within the General Directorate of Information Technology with artificial intelligence. This is taken care of and the judge prosecutors are now fully appointed, appointed to higher positions, "We have switched to a proportional system regarding the accuracy of the decisions made in the files and the completion of them in a short time."
'NEW CRITERIA IN APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS'
Stating that new criteria will be applied in the appointment and promotion of judges and prosecutors, Minister Gürlek said that the accuracy of their decisions and their ability to conclude cases in a reasonable time will be taken into account. Gürlek said, "Our judge prosecutors will now be appointed according to the criteria of performance and professional success and the criterion of completing their cases within a reasonable time, or the higher authority, the titled authority will request them accordingly. Hopefully, some of the cases will be discussed in the 13th Judicial Package in order to be completed in a short time."
'WE ARE THE SERVANTS OF OUR NATION'
Stating that they are aware of the citizens' dissatisfaction with the long-lasting trials, Minister Gürlek stated that there have been important developments in accelerating the judicial processes since he took office. Noting that they are working to finalize divorce and business cases in a shorter time, Minister Gürlek reminded that citizens can get information about the judicial processes related to them through the Alo Justice 135 line. Gürlek stated that they came to office to serve the nation under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and said, "We are the servants of our nation." (DHA)
