title: Amended forensic autopsy legal procedures in Turkey during integration with the European Union (EU).
abstract: European Union (EU) is expanding its territories, and Turkey has been making adaptive changes in many aspects for an integration with EU. In this regard, amendments on forensic autopsy procedures have been effective from June 1, 2005. This article delineates these changes, emphasizing the differences between the previous and the current procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Celbis
authors.forename: N Engin
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Ahmet Nezih
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kok
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union; D049429:Forensic Pathology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D014421:Turkey