Office and bar registration
Av. Taylan Özgür Ünal is registered with the Antalya Bar Association under number 8748. The office is in the Toros neighbourhood of Konyaaltı and handles divorce and family, criminal, employment, tenancy and property, debt enforcement, traffic accident and diminished value, residence and citizenship, inheritance, consumer, commercial and administrative matters.
Keeping the client informed
Clients receive a copy of what is filed with the court or the enforcement office, and after each hearing they are told what happened and what comes next, including developments that are not in their favour. Deadlines for replies, objections and appeals are diarised the day the papers arrive, and the client is told the last date too. Files are followed through UYAP, the judicial network; clients with e-Devlet access can also view their own file on the UYAP Citizen Portal.
Written agreement and costs
Every engagement is set out in a written agreement covering the scope of work, the fee and how court costs will be paid. Fees cannot be set below the Minimum Attorney Fee Tariff published each year by the Union of Turkish Bar Associations. Court fees, cost advances and the fees of court-appointed assessors (bilirkişi) are separate from the lawyer's fee and are explained at the start.
Confidentiality, meetings and language
Turkish law bars a lawyer from disclosing what they learn in the course of their work. Before a meeting is booked, the name of the other party is asked, because professional rules prevent a lawyer from acting where they have previously advised the opposing side. Meetings take place at the office by appointment, and video meetings can be arranged for clients outside Antalya or abroad.
These English pages were written so that foreign residents and property owners in Antalya can follow the main steps of Turkish procedure. Where language support is needed at a meeting, this should be mentioned when booking so that a translator can be arranged where necessary.