An independent law office in Sapanca, Sakarya, working in employment, family, inheritance, property, enforcement and criminal matters.
The Turkish pages cover this subject at greater length, with worked examples and petition templates: Hakkımda.
The Advocate
Av. Saliha Senem Mercan is a member of the Sakarya Bar Association (registration no. 1903) and a graduate of the Faculty of Law of Ondokuz Mayıs University.
In Turkey the title avukat denotes an advocate admitted to a bar association and subject to its professional supervision. Admission to one bar permits appearance before courts anywhere in the country.
How Matters Are Handled
Work begins with a review of the file and an assessment of the applicable time limits, which in Turkish procedure are frequently short and forfeiting. Where a limitation or forfeiture period is close, that determines the order of everything else.
Clients abroad are represented under a power of attorney issued at a Turkish consulate. Correspondence in English is welcome; documents filed with the courts are necessarily in Turkish.
Professional Rules
Advocates in Turkey are subject to the Attorneyship Act and to the advertising restrictions issued by the Union of Turkish Bar Associations. Those rules prohibit advertising, claims of superiority, statements of success rates, client testimonials and any promise as to outcome.
These pages are therefore informational. They describe the legal framework; they do not solicit instructions and they make no representation about the outcome of any particular matter.
Frequently Asked Questions
Correspondence and explanation in English; court filings in Turkish, as required by law.
Yes. An advocate admitted to any Turkish bar may appear before courts throughout Turkey.
The file and the applicable time limits can be reviewed before any engagement is agreed.