LawyerSpecialist Lawyer for Criminal Law
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01 · First contact
Trust in first-class legal advice and representation. If you entrust your case to Dürüst, you can rely on us. Whether you need a trustworthy lawyer in court who protects your interests and represents them with determination, or whether you have some other problem, we stand by your side when things become uncomfortable and you can no longer trust anyone.
Whether it is an investigation, a summons or a search: stay silent for now and get in touch. Your enquiry is subject to lawyer–client confidentiality.
You do not have to make any statement about the matter, and you may consult a defence lawyer at any time. Make use of this right!
02 · Lawyer
Lawyer and Specialist Lawyer for Criminal Law (Fachanwalt für Strafrecht)
Mag. iur. Yalçın Tekinoğlu practises as a criminal defence lawyer throughout Germany and across Switzerland. His main areas of work are economic criminal law, tax criminal proceedings, homicide and other capital offences (Kapitaldelikte), and large-scale proceedings attracting media attention.
He also represents, with particular commitment, the interests of victims and of persons in need of protection, including people with mental illness, foreign nationals, financially disadvantaged persons, children and other vulnerable groups.
Mr Tekinoğlu speaks German, Turkish, English and French fluently; he also has knowledge of Arabic, Russian and Italian. In the firm, Spanish, Albanian and Swiss German are also spoken fluently.
He regularly gives lectures on legal topics.
Thanks to his language skills and intercultural experience, Mr Tekinoğlu has advised and represented people from more than 100 nations.
Courteous, knowledgeable, independent, experienced.
Career
The firm
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Media
In numerous large-scale proceedings attracting media attention, Mr Tekinoğlu was the point of contact for press and broadcasters – with the same objectivity and restraint that also characterise his conduct of mandates.
The links lead to external media; the respective providers alone are responsible for their content.
Interview with TRT Deutsch
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SWR Aktuell Rheinland-Pfalz – lawyer for the joint plaintiff (Nebenklage), Regional Court of Zweibrücken
Watch video on SWR ↗
Video report by the news agency Anadolu (in Turkish) – incitement to hatred (§ 130 StGB) and supporters of Palestine
Watch video on Anadolu Ajansı ↗
Consultation
You are welcome to simply drop in during the stated consultation hours, without prior registration and without an appointment.
The consultation hours offer an initial oral assessment of your matter lasting 15 minutes, in exceptional cases longer. They are free of charge but involve waiting times: clients are called in turn.
The consultation is non-binding. If you instruct us to act for you, costs will arise, about which we will inform you transparently during the consultation.
03 · Legal advice
reliable – competent – experienced
We advise and represent you in all areas of German, European and international law.
We are not specialised in one particular area of law only, but can offer our clients competent advice and representation in all areas of law, with a focus on criminal defence. We align our work with the needs of our clients. The lawyer Yalçın Tekinoğlu is a fully qualified lawyer (Volljurist) and is therefore entitled to advise and represent you in any area of law. He already has more than ten years of experience as a lawyer and previously worked as a legal assistant at various law firms, including several renowned international firms.
The lawyer Yalçın Tekinoğlu enjoys a very broad and growing client base. He advises and represents natural persons and legal entities who need his help. A focus lies on small and medium-sized enterprises, associations, foundations and other organisations. In addition, he represents in particular entrepreneurs, executives and foreign investors. It is also important to us to advise and represent people who are financially weak or socially disadvantaged.
04 · Tax advice
comprehensive – knowledgeable – lawful
We offer our clients tax advice and representation in all tax and financial-law matters.
In doing so, Yalçın Tekinoğlu acts in your interest towards the tax office, customs and other authorities. If necessary, Yalçın Tekinoğlu will also represent you before the finance courts and the Federal Fiscal Court (Bundesfinanzhof) in order to assert your rights.
What we cannot offer is conventional bookkeeping, payroll accounting or the preparation and filing of tax returns.
Yalçın Tekinoğlu advises small and medium-sized enterprises, associations, foundations and other organisations. Our clients also include entrepreneurs in private matters, start-up founders, freelancers, employees, executives and other private individuals. A focus lies on foreign clients, in particular from the Middle East, and clients with connections abroad, as well as persons from Switzerland and with connections to Switzerland.
05 · Focus area
assertive – combative – successful
Yalçın Tekinoğlu is a criminal defence lawyer and Specialist Lawyer for Criminal Law (Fachanwalt für Strafrecht).
He is currently completing a specialisation in administrative criminal law (Verwaltungsstrafrecht), which includes, among other things, white-collar and tax criminal law. He fights for the interests and rights of his clients across the entire field of criminal law, whether rich or poor, in custody or at liberty, on the side of the accused or of the victim. In this, involving the defence lawyer in good time, at an early stage of the proceedings, is of decisive importance for the further course of events and ultimately for the sentence to be expected or an acquittal.
On the victim’s side, this begins with the correct wording of the written criminal complaint and the securing of evidence; on the side of the accused, with accompanying investigative measures in the client’s interest, for example at the first questioning, in seizures, in a house search or on arrest.
Our clients include both people who have become involved in criminal proceedings through no fault of their own and people who have committed offences, regardless of who they are, socially disadvantaged people, people with mental illness, people who are politically persecuted and other vulnerable groups. Yalçın Tekinoğlu also represents the victims of a criminal offence as joint plaintiffs (Nebenkläger). Where people have been wrongly convicted, Yalçın Tekinoğlu helps them with reopening proceedings (Wiederaufnahmeverfahren), a constitutional complaint before the Federal Constitutional Court or a complaint before the European Court of Human Rights.
The decisive course is set in the investigation proceedings. As a Specialist Lawyer for Criminal Law (Fachanwalt für Strafrecht), I defend at all stages of proceedings: from questioning through detention review and access to the case file to the main trial and appeal.
Process
Twelve focus areas of criminal defence, each with an explanation, typical case scenarios, frequently asked questions and the course of the proceedings.
Practical guidance by procedural situation: from the summons through the penal order to the main trial.
06 · Turkish law
Advice in German and Turkish on matters with a connection to Turkey. On all topics we help you competently, together with our partner firm from Istanbul.
Purchase, sale and inheritance of land and apartments, review of land register entries and contracts, and disputes concerning property.
Arsa ve konutların alımı, satımı ve miras yoluyla intikali; tapu kaydı ve sözleşmelerin incelenmesi ile gayrimenkul uyuşmazlıkları.
Estates with a connection to Turkey, certificate of inheritance (Erbschein) and division of the estate, including where assets are located in several countries.
Türkiye bağlantılı miras işlemleri, veraset ilamı ve mirasın paylaşımı; malvarlığının birden fazla ülkede bulunduğu durumlarda da.
Defence and advice in cases of arrest, investigation and criminal proceedings in Turkey, as well as in extradition and mutual legal assistance.
Türkiye'de gözaltı, soruşturma ve kovuşturma süreçlerinde savunma ve danışmanlık; iade ve adli yardım konuları.
Cross-border trade, formation and management of companies, contracts and dispute resolution with a connection to Turkey.
Sınır ötesi ticaret, şirket kuruluşu ve yönetimi, Türkiye bağlantılı sözleşmeler ve uyuşmazlıkların çözümü.
Our partner firm from Istanbul
Avukat (Istanbul) Cavit Tatlı is also a member of the Karlsruhe Bar Association and holds consultations on site in our office in Mannheim once a month.
He was chairman of the Istanbul Bar Association and a founding member of the 2nd Istanbul Bar Association (Turkish: İstanbul 2 Nolu Barosu), giving him extensive experience and a wide-ranging network within the Turkish legal community.
Maslak Mah. Ahi Evran Cad. No:21, Polaris Plaza, D:65Please send enquiries by e-mail preferably in Turkish:
Enquiry by e-mailturkiye@durust.deBaşvurularınızı tercihen Türkçe olarak iletebilirsiniz.
07 · Fees
Transparency from the start: the remuneration is openly discussed before we take on the matter and agreed in writing.
| Service | Billing |
|---|---|
| Initial consultation | As a rule free of charge within the scope of the free consultation hours. |
| Criminal defence in Germany | As a rule, we agree a flat-rate fee for each stage of the proceedings (investigation proceedings, main proceedings, appeal proceedings, appeal on points of law, etc.). The amount of the fee is based on the estimated effort, the importance of the matter, the liability risk and the difficulty of the case. |
| Criminal defence in Switzerland | The fee is calculated in accordance with the fee regulations of the Canton of Basel-Stadt on the basis of time spent, at CHF 200 to 400 per hour. In special cases the hourly rate may rise to up to CHF 800 per hour, in particular where specialist knowledge is required and where the value at stake is very high, plus disbursements and VAT. |
| Pro bono | If you are indigent or facing a situation of acute hardship, we offer, in exceptional cases and to a limited extent, legal advice as a favour and without remuneration. Please raise this directly with Rechtsanwalt Yalçın Tekinoğlu should you find yourself in a situation of absolute hardship. |
08 · Careers
If you are interested, we look forward to receiving your application (covering letter, CV with photo, list of grades and references) by e-mail to: jobs@durust.de or by post to: Dürüst | Rechtsanwalt Yalçın Tekinoğlu | Bergheimer Straße 147 | 69115 Heidelberg, stating the period you would like.
Apply nowTrainee lawyers (Referendare) and interns describe in their own words what training with us looks like. You can read the full reports as PDF.
Trainee lawyer placement
Elective placement (Wahlstation) · Appearing in court
“… was given the opportunity several times to appear in court as a representative of the lawyer.”Read report (PDF, 1 p.)
Internship with continuation
Own motions for evidence and written pleadings
“I worked independently on ongoing cases, drafted written pleadings, developed my own motions for evidence and prepared individual procedural steps in substance.”Read report (PDF, 2 pp.)
In-depth internship
Hearings and prison visit
“In the further course of the internship I was also able to go along to the remand prison once, and to attend several hearings in different areas of law.”Read report (PDF, 2 pp.)
Compulsory internship
Written pleadings with impact
“Realising that draft pleadings were sent off almost unchanged gave me a feeling of particular appreciation and of being able to contribute.”Read report (PDF, 2 pp.)
Student internship
Variety of areas of law
“For example, I worked on tasks from the InsO, the UWG and the AufenthG.”Read report (PDF, 1 p.)
Student internship
Asylum law and statement of claim
“… wrote a multi-page statement of claim that could be sent to the court without any changes to its content.”Read report (PDF, 3 pp.)
Compulsory internship
Everyday work in the firm and client correspondence
“I was allowed to draft statements of claim independently, handle written correspondence with clients, authorities and insurers, and manage files and process dictations.”Read report (PDF, 2 pp.)
Compulsory internship
Client meetings
“At the end of my internship I was also allowed to conduct a client meeting independently, which I enjoyed very much.”Read report (PDF, 2 pp.)
The reports were written voluntarily by their authors and are published here with their consent.
09 · Getting here
In the Landfried complex, 5 minutes from the main railway station
On Gustav-Mahler-Platz, 5 minutes from Dammtor station
Between the Wasserturm and Augustaanlage
Between Spalentor and Burgfelderplatz