Legal privileges granted to lawyers in Criminal Procedure Law

One of the biggest indicators of the constitutonal state where the rule of law exists, fundamental rights and freedoms are guaranteed and the defense can be freely made without any pressure or threat, is the independence of the lawyer. For this reason, the lawyer who is the founding element of the judiciary and the represantative of free defence, so vital in achieving the purpose of the criminal procedure and the fair trial, are treated differently in criminal proceedings in order to protect and exercise their right to defense effectively. These regulations are included in the Criminal Procedure Law and Law of Advocacy. However, in our country, there are some problems regarding this issue both in terms of theory and practice. Therefore, in this study the general principles and procedures regulated by our laws regarding the lawyer's being searched by the officials, supervision of the lawyer's communication and the lawyer's being judged have been examined. Keywords: Lawyer, Precautionary Measures, Search, Seizure, Communication Monitoring, European Convetion on Human Rights.