Frequently Asked Questions

In order to become a lawyer, one must first graduate from the law faculty's justice department, then complete a legal internship and finally register with the bar association. Those who do not have a lawyer's license cannot work as a lawyer.

You can be informed about your litigation process through your lawyer. Your lawyer will regularly inform you about hearing dates, developments regarding the case, decisions made, notifications made, and the process of applying legal remedies. You can also follow your case file through the UYAP Citizen Portal and access all information in the litigation process. It is important to contact your lawyer and get information if you have any questions or concerns about your litigation process.

State lawyers can only handle cases that concern their institutions. A freelance lawyer can handle any case he wants. However, since their areas of expertise are many, many lawyers specialize in certain areas and may not take on cases on other issues.

The litigation process consists of stages such as writing a petition, collecting evidence, attending hearings and waiting for the court decision. This process can be complex and time-consuming. Your lawyer will guide you through every stage of the litigation process, protect your legal rights and develop strategies to achieve the best possible outcome.

Lawyers work in their institution or in their own offices. Even though they are in the courthouse most of the time due to their work, they do not have a room or office in the courthouse. He is only present at the courthouse for certain matters.

Lawyers don't have to take on every job. In this sense, getting the job depends on the lawyer's will. In addition, there is an obligation to refuse work under certain conditions.

In the Turkish legal system, citizens are not required to hire a lawyer in every legal dispute. According to the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure and other relevant legislation, individuals have the right to represent themselves, with some exceptions. However, legal processes are often complex and require mastery of procedural rules, legal legislation, and precedents. For this reason, especially in legal matters requiring technical knowledge and experience, such as criminal cases, commercial cases, administrative cases, and compensation cases, benefiting from the legal assistance and consultancy services of a lawyer specializing in the field is of great importance in preventing loss of rights and ensuring that the case is concluded in your favor. Your lawyer will guide you with legal knowledge and experience, protect your rights, follow legal processes on your behalf, and develop the most effective defense strategies to ensure you get the best result in a fair trial process.

A power of attorney is an official document in which a person legally authorizes another person to represent them and perform certain actions on their behalf. You need to go to a notary public to give power of attorney to your lawyer. It is enough to have your ID with you. At the notary public, you must declare that you want to issue a power of attorney to the lawyer and provide your lawyer's identity information. The notary public will draw up and sign the power of attorney in accordance with legal regulations. In the power of attorney, you must clearly state which lawsuits and transactions you authorize your lawyer for, draw the limits of authorization, and determine the validity period of the power of attorney.

It may not always be easy to understand whether the situations you encounter in daily life have a legal nature. Right violation, dispute, situations requiring a contract, or facing a legal process (lawsuit, investigation, enforcement proceedings, etc.) may indicate that you may have a legal problem. In areas such as divorce, inheritance, dismissal, compensation, real estate purchase, debt law or criminal law, it is extremely important to consult a lawyer without losing time in order to prevent loss of rights and take the right legal steps.

Attorney fees vary depending on many factors such as the nature of the case, the lawyer's area of expertise and experience, the estimated duration of the case and the intensity of the work to be done, the court where the case will be heard and the stages of trial, the client's requests and expectations. The Minimum Attorney Fee Schedule is updated every year and sets the lower limit for attorney fees. For a clear fee information, you need to contact your lawyer and get a price quote according to the characteristics of your case, your requests and expectations. Your lawyer will provide you with a detailed cost analysis and inform you about the billing policy.

It is generally possible to authorize your lawyer for more than one case with a single power of attorney. However, the power of attorney must clearly state which cases are authorized. Separate powers of attorney may be required for different types of cases, cases in different courts, or different legal transactions. It is important to obtain detailed information from your lawyer on this subject and to arrange your power of attorney in order to prevent confusion of authority and not to suffer loss of rights.

The duration of litigation varies depending on many factors such as the type of case, its complexity, the intensity of the court, the process of collecting evidence, the attitude of the parties, the stages of trial, whether legal remedies are applied, appeal and annulment processes. While some cases are concluded in a short time with a simple trial procedure, some may take many years. Your lawyer can inform you about the estimated duration of your case and provide you with legal advice on what can be done to speed up the process.

There are many benefits to hiring a lawyer. A lawyer with legal knowledge and experience protects your rights, follows legal processes on your behalf and ensures that you get the best result. Legal processes can be complex and stressful. Your lawyer saves you time and energy by managing these processes on your behalf, minimizes legal risks, and may help you reach an agreement by offering alternative solutions. It also represents you in the most effective way in the litigation process.

As Özkan Legal I Özkan Law Office, we have a wide range of legal expertise. We provide legal consultancy and litigation services to our clients in many areas such as labor law, criminal law, real estate law, family law, financial law, immigration law, international trade law, inheritance law, compensation law and contract law. With our expert lawyer staff, we work to be there for you in all your legal problems and offer you the best solutions.

To find out if a lawsuit has been filed against you, you can log in to the National Judiciary Network Information System (UYAP) Citizen Portal with your TR ID number and e-government password. Through this portal, you can query and follow online the cases filed on your behalf, hearing dates, information about your case files, court decisions and notifications. You can also go to the courthouse in your location and make inquiries and get information about whether you have a case file, which court it is being heard in, and the stages of the case.

As Özkan Legal I Özkan Law Office, we request the fee specified in the legal tariff in the first interview with our party. This fee is 3.500 TL for 2024-2025. Then, if an agreement is reached, we deduct this fee from the agreed fee. In this interview, we listen to your legal problem, make a detailed assessment and offer the most appropriate solutions. We provide information about our pricing policy transparently and answer all your questions.

No, not every dispute has to be resolved through litigation. Alternative dispute resolution methods, such as mediation and conciliation, can be used to resolve disputes faster, more economically, and with less stress. Your lawyer will help you determine the most appropriate dispute resolution method and represent you in this process.

Yes, many attorneys offer preliminary interviews and brief legal advice over the phone or email. In this way, you can find answers to your questions quickly and practically and get general information about your legal problem. However, for a detailed legal assessment, case follow-up, strategy determination, examination of evidence and preparation of legal documents, you need to have a face-to-face meeting and submit the necessary documents to your lawyer.