FIELDS OF ACTIVITY OF LAWYERS FOR FOREIGNERS IN TURKEY
Lawyers are of great importance in solving the legal problems of foreigners in Turkey . There is a wide area of activity in the field of foreigners law in Turkey. These legal issues are important issues that require great sensitivity.
In our article, we will generally talk about attorney activities for foreigners, general law cases of foreigners in Turkey and issues to be considered. This is an article that should be read carefully due to its importance.
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Contents
1 What is the Law on Foreigners?
2 What does a foreigners lawyer do?
3 What are the general characteristics of foreign cases?
4 The importance of a lawyer for foreigners and what foreigners should pay attention to
What is the alien law?
Foreigners law in Turkey includes: personal legal status, residence permits, work permits, material assets, criminal sanctions, lawsuits, etc.
When we say foreigner rights, the following comes to mind; acquisition of citizenship, obtaining residence and work permits, population registration, all kinds of legal cases, criminal investigation and prosecution, establishment and other transactions of foreign legal entities, activities of foreign companies in Turkey, etc.
Depending on what we mentioned above. The obligations of foreigners include legal transactions such as Law No. 4817 on the Employment of Foreigners in Turkey, Law No. 5683 on the Residence and Travel of Foreigners in Turkey, Law No. 5718 on International Private and Procedural Law, Turkish Penal Code No. 5237 on Foreigners and International Law No. 6458, Turkish Civil Code No. 4721, Turkish Code of Obligations No. 6098, etc.
IMPORTANT: Legal affairs of foreigners may not always be one-sided and superficial. In other words, the legal issue of a foreign person or a foreign company may come into contact with many parts of the law. In order to produce a solution, it is necessary to think analytically, taking into account all the legislation and using the legal thinking specific to a particular case. Therefore, legal assistance is very important for foreigners.
What does a foreigners lawyer do?
The scope of activity of a lawyer for foreigners includes a wide range of services. The general areas of work of the lawyers working in our offices are as follows:
- Obtaining Turkish Citizenship for foreigners , determining the most appropriate method of obtaining citizenship according to the nature of the case, making the necessary legal preparations, preparing the documents and effectively accompanying the application process.
- Cancellation of deportation of foreigners, within this field, the legal status of the foreigner threatened with deportation should be regulated, a lawsuit should be filed quickly for the cancellation of the deportation process against the person for whom the deportation decision has been made. and in this case, to prevent the possible consequences of deportation by deciding to stay the execution of the sentence. Cancellation of deportation is an important area of activity for foreigners and is a very sensitive issue.
- Collection of receivables in Turkey, determination of the source of the receivable, whether a document is required as a basis for the pursuit, application of collection methods with or without a judgment, depending on the situation, seizure of the debtor’s property against the risk of smuggling, seizure, etc.
- International debt collection , establishing contact with our solution partners in the country where the debtor or creditor is located, determining and initiating the necessary follow-up procedure for the collection of the debt, implementing precautionary measures and enforcement proceedings, etc.
- Company establishment and branch openings in Turkey , determining the type of company to be established in accordance with the purpose of establishing the company, informing customers about the companies in general, collecting the necessary documents and applying for the most suitable company type according to the need, etc.
- Real estate purchase, sale, maintenance and construction in Turkey . Conclusion of contracts, pre-contract negotiations, preparation of the contract considering future possibilities, adaptation to changing conditions over time, implementation and legal assistance in legal collection transactions are part of our activities.
- Opening a bank account for foreigners , collecting the necessary documents to open a bank account for foreigners, opening a bank account in accordance with the law and making it suitable for use by foreign customers.
- The presentation of evidence of foreigners , objections to detention and judicial control, as well as the implementation of the necessary effective defense during the trial phase, within the framework of defense services during the criminal investigation phase and the prosecution phase. Criminal trials, especially those with irrelevant elements, are more sensitive and should be followed by professional lawyers.
- Marriage, Divorce, Property Division, Custody, Adoption, Recognition – Enforcement Proceedings, Marriage of Foreigners in Turkey, Filing a Lawsuit after Making Necessary Legal Preliminary Preparations for Divorce at the Divorce Stage, Acceptance of Judgments, Compliance with Notification Procedures, Legal Proceedings to Follow Up a Lawsuit, Objection, Joint Custody of Children or Legal Proceedings related to adoption are within our scope of activity.
- Distribution of the inheritance, determination of shares, attempting to reach an agreement by consulting with other interested parties, otherwise obtaining a share of the inheritance by filing a lawsuit, cancellation of illegal wills and theft of inheritance, making and opening wills, etc.
Within the scope of legal consultancy services, providing consultancy services to foreigners on the above or other related issues, providing preventive consultancy services before a legal problem arises, and providing consultancy services in case a legal problem occurs are among our activities.
What are the general characteristics of foreign cases?
In general, regarding the above mentioned foreigners law issues; population administration, provincial immigration administration, police, settlement center, governorships, judicial organization and administrative courts.
Unfortunately, in such places, transactions with foreigners are sometimes done incorrectly and foreigners lose their rights for no reason. It is seen that procedural errors regarding foreigners are allowed, especially in the documents prepared by the administration. Even small legal errors in these documents can cause a foreigner to lose his rights.
To avoid such a loss of rights, you must follow each step carefully. It is very important that the deadlines are not exceeded and that the petitions contain the necessary elements. Otherwise, these actions will have serious consequences.
The importance of a lawyer for foreigners and what foreigners should pay attention to
It is very important for foreigners to consult a lawyer before going to court. Because there is a serious danger of both language differences and remaining unlawful. While illegal transactions may hide a problem in the short term, they can lead to serious problems in the long term.
Another issue to be careful about in legal transactions with foreigners is illegal companies that claim to give advice on this matter. It should not be forgotten that in Turkey, the performance of all kinds of legal transactions related to foreigners is defined as the work specific to lawyers.
In other words, only lawyers can legally do this type of consultancy work. Unfortunately, such companies make wrong practices by giving advice to foreigners with copy-paste texts.
In this case, the foreigner loses his rights and cannot find a new interlocutor. However, when legal cases are handled with the help of a lawyer, the probability of losing rights decreases by 99%, otherwise there is a law office that a foreigner can officially apply to.
As we explained above, foreigners’ legal affairs in Turkey are often complex and detailed. In order to find effective solutions for them, it is necessary to work with lawyers of international standards.