Karakas will take to oath of office at ceremony in Strasbourg attended by ECHR President Jean-Paul Costa. She was appointed to the position through a vote by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in January.
A lecturer at Istanbuls Galatasaray University, Karakas has worked on European Union law and international human rights law.
Karakas has been appointed to the ECHR for a six year term.