Criminal Law and Defense Practice

Under the Turkish Code of Criminal Procedure (CMK Art. 147 et seq.), procedural rights during interrogation are strictly protected. In practice, a common pitfall is providing unrepresented statements to the police. Under CMK Art. 148/4, police interrogations conducted without defense counsel cannot serve as the basis of a conviction unless reaffirmed by the defendant in open court. Our firm ensures strategic counsel from the earliest investigative steps across all Istanbul court jurisdictions.

Recent jurisprudence has seen a sharp surge in cyber-enabled fraud (TPC Art. 158/1-f) and unauthorized financial schemes. In accordance with established Court of Cassation decisions, proving the absence of criminal intent requires rigorous technical scrutiny of digital logs, telecommunications records, and financial intelligence reports.