Criminal Law and Defense Services
Criminal cases and investigation processes are highly sensitive legal stages that directly affect individuals' freedom and future. At Zeynep Elif Kirişçi Law Firm, we provide professional legal consultancy and defense services in investigations by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, interrogations by the Criminal Peace Judgeship, as well as cases in Criminal Courts of First Instance and High Criminal Courts.
We examine each case file based on its own evidence and material facts, and we keep our clients transparently informed at every stage of the process.
Organized Crimes and Criminal Investigations
Organized crime files are comprehensive judicial proceedings involving numerous suspects, technical surveillance, and digital evidence. In such cases, the meticulous examination of evidence is of great importance for the course of the trial.
Our firm thoroughly evaluates the following types of evidence within a legal framework in these files:
HTS (Historical Traffic Search) records and base station analyses
MASAK (Financial Crimes Investigation Board) reports and financial investigations
Detection of communication and physical surveillance reports
Digital materials and criminal forensics
Auditing whether the evidence was obtained through lawful means is the most fundamental element of an effective criminal defense.
Drug Offenses (Manufacturing, Trafficking, and Use)
The crimes of manufacturing, trading, and using illegal drugs are subject to severe sanctions under the Turkish Penal Code (TCK). Investigations carried out in these crime types require meticulous legal follow-up.
The main factors affecting the process are:
The lawfulness of search, seizure, and detention procedures
Criminal laboratory reports and fingerprint analyses
HTS data, camera recordings, and witness statements
Zeynep Elif Kirişçi Law Firm develops effective defense strategies based on the concrete event by considering the unique dynamics of each case.
Crimes of Causing Zoning Pollution
Allegations of contradiction to the building permit and zoning legislation may constitute the crime of causing zoning pollution. These cases require the combined use of both legal and technical knowledge.
The main documents we focus on in zoning criminal files are:
Municipal determination reports and zoning directorate correspondence
Building permits, architectural projects, and building registration certificates
Expert reports and technical discovery results
The Importance of the First Hours in a Criminal Investigation
Steps taken in the preliminary stages of the investigation, such as detention and taking statements, directly impact the subsequent parts of the case. Therefore, getting support from an expert criminal defense lawyer right from the beginning largely prevents possible losses of rights.
Timely legal interventions are especially crucial in arrest warrants, referrals for arrest, judicial control requests, and search procedures.
Our Main Services Within the Scope of Criminal Law
Our firm actively provides legal support in many different areas of criminal law:
Chief Public Prosecutor's Office investigation processes
High Criminal Court and Criminal Court of First Instance cases
Organized crimes and drug offenses
Crimes of causing zoning pollution
Fraud and breach of trust offenses
Tax evasion and forgery of official documents
Crimes against property
Petitions of objection to detention and judicial control decisions
Appeal (Regional Court of Justice) and Cassation (Supreme Court of Appeals) applications
Let's Evaluate Your Legal Process Together
To draw a correct legal roadmap regarding your criminal investigation or case, you can contact Zeynep Elif Kirişçi Law Firm. We are ready to provide you with the most appropriate professional legal support by examining the details of your file.
What Does It Cover?
The scope of our criminal law services covers all judicial processes from the moment the suspicion of crime is learned until the decision is finalized. The services we offer in this context are:
Law Enforcement and Prosecutor's Office Procedures: Legal accompaniment and guidance during statements at the police station, gendarmerie, or prosecutor's office.
Criminal Peace Judgeship: Objection processes against detention, referral for arrest, judicial control, and search/seizure decisions.
Courts of First Instance: Defense counsel (defendant's lawyer) and participant/complainant representation in all case processes falling within the jurisdiction of the Criminal Court of First Instance and the High Criminal Court.
Legal Remedies: Filing and following up on Appeal (Regional Court of Justice) and Cassation (Supreme Court of Appeals) applications against local court decisions.
How Does the Process Work?
We carry out a step-by-step and meticulous work for the healthy execution of the legal process in criminal cases:
Preliminary Meeting and File Review: In the initial meeting with the client, existing notifications, statement minutes, or the indictment are examined. The material facts of the concrete event are determined.
Strategy Determination: The most effective defense or complaint strategy is created by evaluating the evidence situation, witness statements, and favorable legal articles.
Investigation Stage: During the prosecution stage, the collection of evidence is requested, and unlawful transactions (unjust search, unjust arrest, etc.) are immediately objected to.
Prosecution (Trial) Stage: In the court process that starts with the acceptance of the indictment, participation in hearings is ensured, written and oral defenses are presented, witnesses are heard, and cross-examination procedures are carried out.
Decision and Legal Remedies: In case the court's decision is erroneous or incomplete, applications are made to the Appeal and Cassation remedies within the legal periods, requesting the reversal of the decision.
Required Documents
For the process to start quickly and completely, it is important to have the following information and documents (if any) ready during the first meeting:
Statement minutes given during the Police, Gendarmerie, or Prosecutor's office stage.
Judicial notifications, subpoenas, or arrest/search warrants served to you.
If a lawsuit has been filed, the Indictment or hearing minutes from previous sessions.
Any potential evidence such as correspondence, camera recordings, health reports, and bank receipts that will help clarify the event.
A specially authorized power of attorney for lawyers to be issued by a notary public so that the legal process can be officially initiated (The necessary power of attorney information will be shared by our office).