Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced in a television program that they started a new study aimed at digitalizing judicial processes. Minister Gürlek announced that they have developed a platform that will provide artificial intelligence-supported legal services in order to facilitate citizens’ access to legal processes.

It was stated that thanks to this new system, individuals can prepare sample petitions on issues such as rent, alimony or debt cases without the need for professional support.

This project, which aims to inform citizens about what evidence they need to present in judicial processes and possible decisions, represents a technological transformation in the legal system.

Ministry Details Digitalization Goals

Minister Gürlek stated that citizens can receive step-by-step guidance through the system and manage their case processes online.

Artificial intelligence is aimed to ease the burden of the judiciary by providing users with support on technical issues such as preparing a response petition and presenting evidence. This step stands out as an initiative that aims to democratize access to justice services and reduce bureaucracy.

The use of artificial intelligence in the legal world has brought about a revolutionary discussion on access to justice.

These statements of the Ministry had a wide impact in the legal community. 78 bar associations in Türkiye published a joint statement drawing attention to the legal nature of the project of using artificial intelligence in the judiciary and its risks to the right to defense.

Lawyers argue that the legal system is not just a process of filling out a technical template, but that defense activity requires a human-oriented process.

Bar associations warn that entrusting judicial processes to artificial intelligence may lead to serious loss of rights.

The idea of ​​managing legal processes with artificial intelligence necessitates a critical balance between the vision of integrating technological developments into the judiciary and the limits of the right to defense. It is eagerly awaited how the Ministry will respond to the criticism from bar associations and what kind of revision it will make in the project in the coming period.

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