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Enhancing Judicial and Legal Cooperation with Turkey

Al-Madinah - Riyadh

Date of publication: July 23, 2026 02:04 KSA

Minister of Justice Dr. Walid bin Mohammed Al-Samaani discussed with Turkish Minister of Justice Akin Gürlek during an official visit to the Republic of Turkey ways to enhance judicial and legal cooperation between the two countries and activate the areas of the memorandum of understanding signed between the two ministries of justice, supporting the exchange of expertise and experiences and developing areas of mutual interest.

The two sides reviewed a number of areas of cooperation, including digital transformation, judicial training, knowledge exchange and professional visits among specialists, in addition to developing judicial services and procedures. Al-Samaani visited the Turkish Constitutional Court and met with its President, Kadir Özkaya, and was briefed on the court's work and jurisdiction.

The two sides stressed the importance of continued coordination between the relevant authorities and working to activate areas of cooperation to serve the common interests of the two countries. The minister was accompanied during the visit by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, Fahd bin Asaad Abu Al-Nasr.

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