Introduction: Do Foreigners Have Rights If They Are Accused of a Crime in Turkey? Foreigners who are accused of committing a crime in Turkey have fundamental legal rights at every stage of the criminal justice process. Being a foreign national does not mean that a person can be questioned, detained, tried, punished or deported without […]
1. Introduction: What Does It Mean to Be a Foreign Defendant in Turkey? A foreign national who is investigated or prosecuted in Turkey is not deprived of fundamental procedural rights merely because he or she is not a Turkish citizen. In Turkish criminal procedure, the decisive issue is not nationality, but whether the person is […]