The 2024 Legal Monitoring Report, prepared by the Research Center for Social Thought and Policy (TODAM) within the scope of the Field Monitoring Reports Project, was introduced to the public through a comprehensive program held in Ankara on November 17, 2025. The report aims to present the legal field from a holistic perspective by analyzing the prominent legal developments of recent years and the judicial system in Türkiye through judicial statistics.

Presenting a Panorama of the Legal System

The program commenced with the opening remarks of Atty. Ahmet Sait Öner, Chairman of the Board of the ILKE Foundation. In his address, Öner stated: "Through the Legal Monitoring Reports, we have established a long-term record regarding the legal landscape of Türkiye since 2019. By evaluating both the deficiencies and the positive developments within the legal sphere, we present a current snapshot of our country."

Speaking at the opening, one of the report's editors, Asst. Prof. Dr. Muhammed Göçgün noted that the Legal Monitoring Reports have provided a consistent and objective snapshot of Türkiye's legal system since 2019 and emphasized that this continuity has transformed these studies into resources possessing increasingly significant archival value.

A Multi-Dimensional Framework Regarding Turkey’s Legal System Was Outlined During the Report Presentation

In the first session, moderated by Asst. Prof. Dr. Muhammed Göçgün, the report's author, delivered presentations regarding their respective sections. Prof. Dr. Nesibe Kurt Konca emphasized that the increasing caseload in the civil judiciary cannot be resolved solely by increasing the speed of adjudication and that preventive justice mechanisms must be strengthened, particularly in areas such as divorce and tenancy disputes. She also pointed out the need to improve the quality of legal education and noted that tenancy disputes, in particular, cause a significant burden on the workload of the Civil Courts of Peace.

Evaluating the criminal justice section, Prof. Dr. Ali Emrah Bozbayındır stated that Turkey ranks among the top 10 countries in terms of the number of convicts in penal institutions relative to the population, yet a "perception of impunity" persists in society. Bozbayındır remarked, "The goal should be to ensure a transition from the certainty of incarceration to the certainty of punishment."

In the final part of the presentation, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taylan Barın expressed that certain structural problems continued in 2024 regarding fundamental areas of human rights, such as freedom of expression, the right to assembly, and migrant rights. Furthermore, he drew attention to the fact that although applications from Türkiye constitute one-third of all applications to the ECtHR, the rate of violation rulings against Türkiye remains below the general average.

New Constitution Discussions Were Addressed in the Program

Following the presentation of the report, the program proceeded with the second session titled "New Constitution Discussions in Turkey." In this session, moderated by Atty. Ahmet Sait Öner, the speaker, and Prof. Dr. Abdurrahman Eren presented their assessments. The session addressed significant topics regarding the implications of the search for a new constitution for the legal system, current debates, and fundamental necessities. The program concluded with the contributions of the esteemed speakers and the keen interest of the attendees.