🇹🇷 Eurasia

Turkey

A crossroads of legal systems; significant practice in international requests.

Overview

Turkey sits at a crossroads of legal systems and is active in international legal procedures.

Continental-type civil law.

Extradition is governed by treaties and national law; the grounds are assessed judicially.

Significant practice of international cooperation and requests.

International obligations apply; each case requires a separate assessment.

Are extradition grounds assessed by a court?

Yes, the grounds are subject to judicial review.