1. The judiciary An independent, reliable and efficient judiciary Two advisory visits Available on Ministry of Justice website Comprehensive and detailed dialogue European Commission Turkey and Justice, Freedom and Security Living in an area of freedom, security and justice Directorate-General Justice and Home affairs

2. The Judiciary - progress Abolition of the State Security Courts New Criminal Procedure Code eg cross examination Court of Appeal Judicial Academy Training and application of the Convention Increase in salaries Turkey and Justice, Freedom and Security Living in an area of freedom, security and justice European CommissionDirectorate-General Justice and Home affairs

3. The judiciary – outstanding issues Independence of the High Council Union of Judges Position of the prosecutor Prosecutions against lawyers Military courts Turkey and Justice, Freedom and Security Living in an area of freedom, security and justice European CommissionDirectorate-General Justice and Home affairs

4. Turkey and Justice, Freedom and Security Living in an area of freedom, security and justice European CommissionDirectorate-General Justice and Home affairs External Border Control Candidate countries must ensure a high level of border protection entry at official points only valid travel documents professional border management corps co-ordination Border Management Strategy National Action Plan - twinning Creation of a unified border guard

5. Turkey and Justice, Freedom and Security Living in an area of freedom, security and justice European CommissionDirectorate-General Justice and Home affairs Asylum and Migration Policy of non-refoulement but geographic limitation to the Refugee Convention RSD undertaken by UNHCR Strategy and National Action Plan -Twinning - Next steps: Asylum law, training, reception centres Lifting the geographic limitation

6. Turkey and Freedom, Justice and Security Living in an area of freedom, security and justice European CommissionDirectorate-General Justice and Home affairs Corruption Signature of international Conventions Membership of GRECO Law on Access to Information Ethics Council for Public Servants Need for a central co-ordination body

7. Turkey and Freedom, Justice and Security Living in an area of freedom, security and justice European CommissionDirectorate-General Justice and Home affairs Drugs Accession to international conventions Participation in the EMCDDA Twinning – development of a national drug strategy Dublin Group

8. Turkey and Justice, Freedom and Security Living in an area of freedom, security and justice European CommissionDirectorate-General Justice and Home affairs Police co-operation Co-operation with EUROPOL Need for a data protection law Twinnings eg modernisation of police force and jandarma, forensic investigation Code of Ethics Use of jandarma as escorts EUCPN

9. Turkey and Freedom, Justice and Security Living in an area of freedom, security and justice European CommissionDirectorate-General Justice and Home affairs Trafficking in persons Significant improvement Legislative alignment in place Measures to support victims eg shelters - twinning