2010 ilerleme raporu - Avrupa Birliği Bakanlığı

same time as this new agency is established. The setting-up of the specialised department forpassports within TNP in May 2010 is a step forward in that direction.Negotiations on a working agreement with Frontex has continued and few outstanding issuesneed to be solved to conclude it. Contact points have been established and joint operationswith Member States conducted.Overall, further efforts are needed as regards alignment with the acquis in this area.No progress can be reported on judicial cooperation in criminal and civil matters. On thelatter, Turkey has not yet ratified the 2007 Hague Convention on the international recovery ofchild support and other forms of family maintenance nor the 1996 Hague Convention onjurisdiction, applicable law, recognition, enforcement and cooperation in respect of parentalresponsibility and measures for the protection of children. On legal aid, a draft law oncompensation of crime victims is under preparation. During the reporting period, 2,270requests falling within the ambit of judicial cooperation in civil matters were received byTurkey and 1,809 requests from Turkey.As regards judicial cooperation in criminal matters, Turkey has not yet signed the Council ofEurope Convention on cybercrime. Turkey participated in the regular meetings of theEuropean Judicial Network (EJN). A website for Eurojust and EJN has been created by theMinistry of Justice on which all requests forwarded to contact points are now being published.No steps have been taken to sign a cooperation agreement with Eurojust. Effective personaldata protection regime is crucial for efficient international judicial cooperation.During the reporting period a total of 159 extraditions were requested by Turkey,. 20extraditions were requested by the EU Member States, of which 3 were accepted. Regardingmutual legal assistance on criminal matters, 1,986 requests were received by Turkey and2,190 requests from Turkey.Overall, alignment with the acquis in this area is at an early stage.In the area of police cooperation Turkey is a party to the main international conventions. Itsigned a number of bilateral agreements on police cooperation (Iraq – October 2009, Ukraine– December 2009, and Syria – December 2009). The delay in adopting a personal dataprotection law is limiting police cooperation at international level and conclusion of anoperational cooperation agreement with Europol is still proving difficult. Training has startedto be delivered to the Turkish National Police staff under the ethical leadership programme.This programme is a training package prepared by the council of ethics for public service onethical principles and ethical conduct. Implementation of community policing aiming atstrengthening public relations of the Police is being widened and institutionalised in allprovinces.Overall, further efforts are needed as regards alignment with the acquis in this area.Limited progress has been registered in the fight against organised crime. A nationalstrategy (2010 – 2015) and action plan (2010 – 2012) against organised crime were signed bythe Prime Minister in July 2010. The Turkish National Police has established witnessprotection units in 60 provinces. Establishment of a national fingerprint and DNA database isneeded. Reliable and comparable data need to be collected in relation to law enforcement.Inter-agency cooperation remains to be strengthened.EN 84 EN