Will Turkey notify my embassy if I am arrested on a Red Notice?

Under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, Turkey must inform arrested foreign nationals of their right to consular notification. However, for individuals fleeing persecution from their home country, consular contact can be dangerous — the embassy may share information with prosecuting authorities or pressure Turkish officials to expedite extradition. You have the right to refuse consular notification. Instructing Turkish police and your lawyer to block consular access is advisable when the requesting state is the same as your nationality, particularly for CIS nationals facing politically motivated charges.