Criminal Defence Lawyer in Muğla

Yes, unless you object in writing. Where the person apprehended or taken into custody is a foreign national, their situation is reported to the consulate of the state of which they are a citizen. Separately, and regardless of nationality, a relative or a person you name is informed without delay on the public prosecutor's instruction. Whether to object to consular notification is a decision worth taking deliberately rather than by default.

Custody may not exceed twenty-four hours from the moment of apprehension, excluding the time strictly necessary to bring you before the nearest judge or court, which may not itself exceed twelve hours. For offences committed collectively, where gathering evidence is difficult or the number of suspects is high, the prosecutor may extend custody in writing by up to three days, one day at a time. The extension order must be served on you immediately.

Yes. The person apprehended, their defence lawyer, legal representative, spouse or a first- or second-degree blood relative may apply to the magistrate judge to secure immediate release. The judge examines the file on the papers and decides immediately, and in any event before twenty-four hours have elapsed. This is a genuinely fast remedy and is worth considering at the outset rather than after a statement has been taken.

No. Where a defendant or victim does not speak Turkish well enough to explain themselves, a court-appointed interpreter translates the essential points of the accusation and the defence. The same applies to suspects, victims and witnesses questioned during the investigation, where the interpreter is appointed by the judge or prosecutor. Interpretation at these stages is not charged to you.

In part. A defendant may make oral submissions in another language they say they can better express themselves in at two points: when the indictment is read out, and when the prosecutor gives the final opinion on the merits. The interpreter is then chosen by the defendant from the official list held by the judicial commission, and those particular costs are not met by the State. The facility cannot be used to delay proceedings.

A defence lawyer is appointed without any request where the suspect or defendant is a child, or is disabled to a degree that prevents self-defence, or is deaf and mute. The same applies to investigations and prosecutions for offences carrying a lower limit of more than five years' imprisonment. Outside those cases, a lawyer is appointed on request where you state that you are not in a position to choose one. That a lawyer is not mandatory does not make one unnecessary.

Yes. Judicial control can be imposed instead of detention, and one of its possible obligations is a prohibition on leaving the country. Others include reporting at set intervals, not leaving your residence, surrendering a driving licence, and providing a financial guarantee. A judicial control decision can be challenged. Time spent under judicial control is generally not deducted from a sentence, although two days under a house-arrest obligation count as one day for deduction.

By objection. Under Article 268 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, where the law does not provide otherwise, an objection is made within two weeks of learning of the decision. Objections against detention and judicial control decisions of the magistrate judge are examined by the judge of the criminal court of first instance in whose jurisdiction the magistrate sits. Detention is also reviewed periodically of the court's own motion, and release can be requested at any stage.

The court may order that you be brought by force and, where the conditions are met, issue an arrest warrant. Notifying an excuse in writing before the hearing date therefore matters. A defendant whose questioning has already been carried out may be excused from attending, but this is at the court's discretion and is not applied unless requested. Your lawyer attending does not automatically remove your own obligation to attend.

Establish the stage of the file and whether an arrest warrant has been issued. Where attendance at the set hearing would be difficult for a defendant abroad, questioning may be carried out at an earlier hearing or by letter of request. A power of attorney can be issued at a Turkish consulate in your country. Clarifying your position before travelling to Turkey avoids being confronted with it at the border.

Yes. Where a decision not to prosecute is given, the injured party may object within two weeks of service to the magistrate judge sitting at the place of the assize court within whose jurisdiction the prosecutor works. The objection must set out the facts and evidence that would justify bringing a prosecution. If the judge accepts it, the prosecutor prepares an indictment; if not, the objection is rejected with reasons and the objector bears the costs.

Only for offences whose investigation and prosecution depend on a complaint. For those, withdrawal ends the case. For all other offences, withdrawal does not end anything: the prosecutor and the court continue of their own motion. Because the consequence depends entirely on the offence, this is not a decision to take before checking which category it falls into.

Mediation allows a suspect and a victim to reach agreement through an appointed mediator in the offences the law lists. It covers offences that depend on a complaint, together with named offences such as simple assault, negligent injury, the basic form of threat, violation of the immunity of a residence, theft and fraud. It is excluded for offences against sexual integrity, for stalking and for insult. A mediation offer is deemed refused if no answer is given within seven days.

It is a mechanism under which the court does not announce a conviction, so that the judgment produces no legal consequence for the defendant if a supervision period passes without incident. It was re-enacted by Law No. 7589 of 16 July 2026. Under the current rules it may be applied where the sentence is two years' imprisonment or less, or a judicial fine, subject to conditions including no previous intentional conviction and full compensation of the loss. The supervision period is five years.

Not on the ordinary criminal record. Such decisions are entered in a separate system of their own, and those entries may be used only where requested by a public prosecutor, judge or court in connection with an investigation or prosecution, and only for that purpose. If the supervision period passes without a new intentional offence and the obligations are met, the deferred judgment is set aside and the case is dismissed.

An appeal to the regional court of appeal is lodged within two weeks of service of the judgment together with its reasons, by petition to the court that gave the judgment or by declaration to the court clerk. Because the period runs from service of the reasoned judgment rather than from the hearing, establishing the date of service is the first thing done when someone comes to me at this stage.

The Code of Criminal Procedure allows compensation to those who suffer loss through protective measures applied unlawfully. The claim must be made within three months of service of notification that the decision or judgment has become final, and in any event within one year of the date it became final. It is decided by the assize court where the claimant resides, and the petition must be supported by documents showing the nature and extent of the loss.

There is no standard duration. The size of the file, the number of witnesses, whether expert or forensic medical reports are required and the court's caseload all affect it. A straightforward case before a criminal court of first instance may finish in a few hearings, while a multi-defendant assize case can run for years. At the first consultation I give a realistic range for your file rather than an average.