With the Bill on Amendments to the Child Protection Law and Some Laws, which includes regulations regarding children dragged into crime, the phrase "pushed into crime" in the Child Protection Law will be changed to "in judicial process" and in case a public lawsuit is filed against the child, the situation will be reported to the Ministry of Family and Social Services and the provincial or district directorates of the Ministry of National Education in order to take the necessary administrative measures.

With the proposal signed by AK Party deputies and submitted to the Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, a new article is being created in the Misdemeanor Law.

With the article added to the law with the title "Carrying knives for non-purpose purposes", the sale and display of all kinds of knives and other cutting, piercing or bruising tools outside the scope of the Law on Firearms, Knives and Other Tools, under any name, outside of places licensed in accordance with the Law on the Making, Purchasing, Selling and Possession of Rifles, Sighting Guns and Hunting Knives Used in Hunting and Sports, and workplaces licensed in accordance with the relevant regulation, It will be prohibited from being sold to children under 18 years of age and will be prohibited from being purchased or carried by children.

Those who do not comply with these prohibitions will be given an administrative fine of 5 thousand liras, and if the knives or tools subject to the crime are serious in terms of number or quality, an administrative fine of 10 thousand liras will be imposed.

In addition, if the operator or responsible person who learns that this crime has been committed does not notify the competent authorities, an administrative fine of 5 thousand liras will be imposed. It will be decided that the ownership of the goods that are the subject of the crime or obtained by committing the crime will be transferred to the public.

Administrative fines and confiscation due to misdemeanors will be decided by law enforcement officers, and transfer of property to the public will be decided by the civil authority.

The civil administrator will request measures from the juvenile judge in order to decide on protective and supportive measures in accordance with the provisions of the Child Protection Law, considering the best interests of the child for the child who was under the age of 15 at the time of the crime. The provision of this article will also apply to internet sales and distance sales.

The use, possession and carrying of knives, skewers and similar tools required for the performance of an art or profession, at the place of execution and by the persons performing it, will not be subject to the provisions of this article.

With the regulation, a new article is added to the Child Protection Law. Accordingly, "guidance measures", which are specific to children, are being created for children in the judicial process who do not have criminal responsibility.

Referral measures are defined as child-specific security measures for children in the judicial process who do not have criminal responsibility.

The guidance measures are listed under the headings "social and community services measure", "digital risk protection measure", "book and library measure", "respect for the environment and environmental cleaning measure" and "tobacco, nicotine, alcohol, gambling, drugs and stimulants and behavioral addiction measure".

With the "social and community services measure", children will be required to take on duties that will contribute to their psychosocial development from 20 hours to 300 hours in public institutions and organizations related to sports clubs, youth centers, sports facilities, to be fulfilled by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and local governments.

With the "measure for protection against digital risks", it will be decided to notify the phone device, phone line or any computer, tablet and similar digital device used by the user and to open the movements of the device after the precautionary decision to the institutional control of various tracking software by the Information Technologies and Communication Authority and the Cyber ​​Security Presidency for a period of not less than 3 months and not more than 2 years, and to block access to some channels, applications and digital platforms defined as risky.

"Book and library measure" will include taking tasks that will contribute to psychosocial development from 20 hours to 300 hours in places such as libraries and reading rooms, to be carried out by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Ministry of National Education, universities and local governments, or reading works determined by the officials of these institutions.

With the "respect for the environment and environmental cleaning measure", the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, universities and local governments will be ordered to carry out environmental cleaning in a determined area such as parks, gardens and beaches for a period of 20 hours to 300 hours, and to participate in the maintenance of determined plants, afforestation and flowering activities.

It will be decided to complete the programs to be determined for the treatment and rehabilitation of children's addictions that pose a danger to their health, to be carried out by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Family and Social Services and the Green Crescent, with the "tobacco, nicotine, alcohol, gambling, drug and stimulant substance and behavioral addiction measure".

Assistance may be requested from law enforcement in case of resistance or difficulties that may arise during the implementation of these measures.

In addition, the coordination of institutions in the implementation of the measures will be provided by the Ministry of Family and Social Services at the center, and the coordination and follow-up of institutions in the provinces and districts will be provided by the governor and district governor.

The procedures and principles regarding the implementation of this article will be determined by the regulation to be issued by the Ministry of Family and Social Services. The added article aims to strengthen reintegration intervention tools for children and reduce the risk of re-offending.

A report can be prepared within 24 hours to take an urgent protection decision.

New paragraphs are being added to the Child Protection Law.

Accordingly, if the relevant specialist physician determines that there is a need for treatment for a child who is considered to pose a serious danger to himself or others due to mental illness, mental weakness, alcohol, drug or stimulant addiction, behavioral addiction or a seriously dangerous infectious disease, and who is brought to the Ministry of Health or inpatient health institutions affiliated with universities in any way, a report will be prepared within 24 hours in order to obtain an urgent protection decision.

The health institution will apply to the juvenile judge within 24 hours at the latest from the date of the specialist physician's report. The report prepared by the official health board consisting of 3 specialist physicians, including the relevant branch specialist, will be submitted to the court within 48 hours at the latest after the application. The judge will evaluate the application and the medical board report and make a decision on the request within 48 hours at the latest.

During the period from the child's arrival or delivery to the health institution to the notification of the judge's decision to the health institution, the child will receive necessary medical intervention and treatment. If needed during this process, assistance may be requested from law enforcement. The law enforcement will fulfill the requests made in this context within the framework of the powers granted to it by law.

Considering the best interests of the child, the judge may decide to keep the child's whereabouts secret and, if deemed necessary, to establish or limit personal contact. The judge will take into account the medical board report and decide on the removal of the emergency protection order, its continuation or another protective and supportive measure appropriate to the child's condition.

With the regulation, the phrase "pushed into crime" in the Child Protection Law will be changed to "under judicial process". If a public lawsuit is filed against the child, the situation will be reported to the Ministry of Family and Social Services and the provincial or district directorates of the Ministry of National Education in order to take the necessary administrative measures.

With the paragraphs added to the law, if a decision is made to postpone the announcement of the verdict at the end of the trial about children in the judicial process, one or more of the guidance measures deemed appropriate will be applied as a probation measure. The obligations to be imposed in accordance with this paragraph will be fulfilled by the institutions listed in the regulation.

In order to decide to postpone the announcement of the verdict for children in the judicial process, if the value of the property that is the subject of the crime is low, the condition of compensating the damage may not be required.

With the amendment made to the Child Protection Law, it will be mandatory to conduct a social examination on children under the age of 15. Cumhuriyet savcısı, mahkeme veya çocuk hakimi tarafından 15 yaşını doldurmuş çocuk hakkında sosyal inceleme yaptırılmaması halinde, gerekçesi iddianamede veya kararda gösterilecek.

If necessary, assistance may be requested from law enforcement while the protective and supportive measures are carried out by the relevant institution or organization.

The coordination of institutions in the implementation of protective and supportive measures will be provided by the Ministry of Family and Social Services at the center, and the coordination and follow-up of institutions in the provinces and districts will be provided by the governor and district governor. For this purpose, secretariat services in provinces and districts will be carried out by provincial directorates of family and social services.

Protective and supportive precautionary measures given by the judge or court will be sent to the relevant institution or organization for implementation.

A mother, father, guardian or person responsible for the care and supervision of a child who acts contrary to the requirements of the protective and supportive precautionary measures given for the child will be punished with "repressive imprisonment" from 3 to 10 days by the decision of the juvenile judge, depending on the nature of the violated measure and the severity of the violation, even if the act constitutes a crime.

It is possible to appeal against these decisions. Decisions regarding coercive imprisonment will be carried out by the chief public prosecutor's office following their finalization. These decisions will be notified to the relevant institution by the juvenile judge.

With the proposal, the Social Services Law is amended. Accordingly, the phrase "pushed into crime" used to describe the "Child Protection First Response and Assessment Center" in the definitions section of the Law is being changed to "in judicial process".

Again, in the amendments made to the Social Services Law, Criminal Procedure Law and Child Protection Law, the phrases "pushed into crime" in different articles of the numbered laws will be changed to "under judicial process".