THE RIGHT TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE A JUDGE IN TURKEY IN TERMS OF THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

International conventions affect the national laws of states and encourage them to make necessary regulations in line with international standards. Turkey, as a member of the Council of Europe, and as a State Party to, is obliged to make compliant its domestic law with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The right to be brought before a judge is guaranteed under the ECHR. This right is a guarantee against the arbitrary deprivation of liberty. The current study scrutinizes the regulations and practices regarding “the right to be brought before a judge” in Turkish law including the article 5 of the ECHR. After questi-oning whether Turkish municipal law complies with the ECHR, the study argues that the regulations regarding ‘the right to be brought before a judge’ and related practices in Turkey are substantially in line with the case law and thus with the ECHR.