The Turkic Judicial Training Network (TJTN) refers to the network of Turkic judicial institutions which provide training for judges, prosecutors, and candidate/assistant judges and prosecutors in the Member States of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS).
TJTN aims to facilitate cooperation and coordination among Participants and Observers in the fields of judicial and legal training.
Based on common language, historical ties, culture and traditions, and considering the common legal and judicial values and principles, and the need to follow-up and strengthen existing cooperation in legal and judicial fields, TJTN was founded on 12 December 2022 in Istanbul.
History
5 OCTOBER 2021
Judicial training institutions from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan participated in the meeting held in Ankara and founding principles for the establishment of TJTN were set.
12 NOVEMBER 2021
The 8th Summit of the Organisation of Turkic States was held in Istanbul. For the first time, in the final declaration a provision on establishing cooperation in the field of judiciary was provided.
11 NOVEMBER 2022
In the final declaration of the 9th Summit of the Organisation of Turkic States held in Samarkand, cooperation in the field of judiciary was reiterated.
12 DECEMBER 2022
TJTN was founded with the participation of representatives of judicial training institutions from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Hungary at the ceremony held in Istanbul.