An international conference titled “The Role of Women Judges in the Administration of Justice”, organized by the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the occasion of 10 March International Day of Women Judges, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly on 28 April 2021, was held on 5 March 2026 in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
Representing the Council of Judges and Prosecutors of the Republic of Türkiye, Judge Ms. Hilal Tuğçe KILIÇ from the Foreign Affairs and Projects Bureau participated in the conference.
The conference commenced with an opening speech delivered by Mr. Yodgorov Kholmumin Buvraboevich, Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, following a ceremony in which state decorations were awarded to Uzbek women judges, as well as awards presented on behalf of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, the Supreme Judicial Council, and the Supreme Court. The event brought together high-level representatives of judicial institutions from the member states of the Organization of Turkic States and the People’s Republic of China, along with academics and representatives of international organizations.
The conference consisted of two sessions titled “The Role of Women Judges in the Judicial System: Past, Present and Future Prospects” and “Challenges and Achievements of Women on the Path to the Judicial Profession”.
In her presentation, Ms. Hilal Tuğçe KILIÇ emphasized that women, who have been part of the judicial profession since the early years of the Republic, now serve at all levels of the judiciary and continue to carry out their duties with a strong sense of responsibility and dedication. She also shared recent statistical data on the representation of women judges within the judicial system in Türkiye.
During the meetings held on the margins of the conference, the importance of institutional dialogue and mutual understanding in the field of justice among the Turkic states, which share a similar legal tradition and a common vision for the future, was underlined.
