A criminal lawyer is an attorney who specializes in criminal law, defending clients and protecting their rights. Criminal cases can lead to consequences that affect a person’s freedom, so the support of a professional criminal lawyer is extremely important. Criminal lawyers provide legal consultancy and defense services in different courts, such as the Heavy Penal Court and the Minor Penal Court. In both types of courts, the legal process involves complex procedures that require expertise.
The Heavy Penal Court handles more serious and severe crimes. Crimes such as murder, rape, and drug trafficking are dealt with in this court. Because heavy penal cases can have serious consequences for the defendant, working with a specialized criminal lawyer during this process is critical. In heavy penal cases, the lawyer's duties include defending the client’s rights, collecting evidence, establishing legal strategies, and providing effective defense during hearings.
Achieving success in heavy penal cases requires a thorough preparation process. The criminal lawyer collects evidence that supports the client's case, ensures that the client’s rights are not violated during the trial, and conducts necessary legal procedures to ensure a fair trial. Legal support in Heavy Penal Court cases plays a vital role in protecting the client's freedom.
The Minor Penal Court handles less severe crimes. Crimes such as intentional injury, fraud, insult, and threats are judged in this court. Although these cases involve lesser penalties compared to Heavy Penal Court cases, they can still have negative impacts on a person’s life. Therefore, a minor penal lawyer must defend the client effectively and protect their rights.
In Minor Penal Court cases, the lawyer determines defense strategies, presents evidence, and accelerates the process to help the client emerge from the situation with minimal damage. Taking the correct legal steps in Minor Penal Court provides a significant advantage for the client.
Criminal cases are complex and serious legal processes. Therefore, a criminal lawyer works diligently to protect the client’s rights, ensure a fair trial, and achieve the best possible outcome. The criminal lawyer prepares necessary defenses and represents the client in court.
To achieve a successful outcome in cases before the Heavy Penal Court and the Minor Penal Court, the lawyer must be well-equipped with both legal knowledge and experience. Especially in areas like evaluating evidence, hearing witnesses, and presenting legal arguments, working with a specialized criminal lawyer can help ensure a positive outcome for the client.
Working with a professional criminal lawyer from the beginning of the process is crucial for protecting the client’s rights and conducting the process correctly. The knowledge and experience of a criminal lawyer in cases before both the Heavy Penal Court and the Minor Penal Court can be decisive for the client’s freedom and rights.
In conclusion, working with a lawyer specialized in criminal law provides significant advantages for managing the case effectively and successfully. Professional legal support in Heavy Penal Court and Minor Penal Court cases helps the client protect their rights and achieve the best possible result.
Attorney Ümit ÖZ has gained extensive experience in Turkish criminal law due to his service as a Public Prosecutor, and he is particularly skilled in the following areas:
a) Crimes against life, such as intentional injury, homicide, negligent manslaughter due to traffic accidents or workplace accidents, sexual assault, threats, blackmail, deprivation of liberty, insult, and threats,
b) Crimes against property, such as theft, robbery, embezzlement, fraud, and unjust enrichment,
c) Crimes against public health, such as drug trafficking and drug use,
d) Crimes against public order, such as the establishment of a criminal organization.
In addition to these general crime categories under the Turkish Penal Code, he is also specialized and has extensive experience concerning actions that constitute violations of special laws, such as Law No. 6136 on Firearms, Knives, and Other Tools, Law No. 3194 on Construction, Law No. 4458 on Customs, and Law No. 5607 on Anti-Smuggling.
However, I do not, under any circumstances and regardless of the proposed attorney fee, undertake the defense of the following actions:
a) Child sexual abuse,
b) Violations of Law No. 5816 on Crimes Committed Against Atatürk,
c) Crimes against State Security, Crimes Against the Constitutional Order and its Functioning, Crimes Against National Defense, Crimes Against State Secrets, and Espionage,
d) Violations of Law No. 3713 on Combating Terrorism.
Criminal law is perhaps the most important branch of law as it ensures the most fundamental balance between individuals and societies.
Since criminal law involves sanctions that can limit personal rights and freedoms, it is necessary to apply basic criminal principles, conduct an effective defense, and ensure that the client does not suffer any loss of rights in order to uncover the material truth concerning the actions attributed to the suspect or accused.
This branch of law defines criminal acts, determines their penalties, and aims to protect public order.
A person’s wrongful accusation or violation of their rights under criminal law can lead to significant loss of rights, serious damage to the person's reputation in society, and even ostracization.
Therefore, the support of a lawyer specialized in criminal law is of great importance to ensure a fair trial, to uncover the material truth, and to protect the rights of individuals, whether they are victims or suspects/defendants.
Criminal law is divided into various sub-branches, each with its own procedures and rules. For example, there are different criminal law applications depending on the type of crime: crimes such as theft, fraud, murder, and drug trafficking are evaluated under different criminal law norms.
Our law firm has experience in the field of criminal law and provides its clients with professional and effective complaint and defense services.
Our goal is to provide an effective defense regarding the crime attributed to our client, to accurately inform our client throughout the investigation or public trial process, and to rigorously defend our client on the path to exoneration, either through a decision of non-prosecution or an acquittal verdict.