I. Introduction By its decision dated 17 June 2025, the Constitutional Court of Turkey annulled the rule set forth under Article 166/1 of the Code of Civil Procedure No. 6100 (“CPC”), which provided that “in related cases, the decision on c…
I. Introduction The decision numbered 2023/1 E., 2025/3 K. (“Decision”) of the Council on the Unification of Judgments of the Court of Cassation (“Council”) was published in the Official Gazette dated 12 September 2025 and numbered 33015. I…
I. Introduction The Decision of the Council of Unification of Case Law of the Council of State, numbered 2021/5 E. and 2024/2 K. (the “Decision”), was published in the Official Gazette dated April 16, 2025, and numbered 32872. In this Decis…
I. Introduction The Constitutional Court, in its decision dated December 12, 2024, which was published in the Official Gazette on January 1, 2025 under issue number 32798, ruled that the provision stipulating that the amount in effect on th…
The Expert Witness Minimum Fee Tariff, Mediation Minimum Fee Tariff, and Sales Expenses Tariff were published in the Official Gazette dated December 25, 2024, and numbered 32763, to become effective as of the first day of 2025. Below, you c…
I. Introduction Differences in precedent have arisen among the various Civil Chambers of the Turkish Court of Cassation regarding the matter of serving the statement of claim in annulment of objection cases initiated by the creditor against…
The Turkish Code of Civil Procedure Witness Fee Tariff (“Tariff”), that entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 23.10.2024 numbered 32701, introduced amendments to the amount of fees to be paid to witnesses in…
The Turkish Code of Civil Procedure Expense Advance Tariff (“Tariff”), that entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 23.10.2024 numbered 32701, introduced amendments to the amount of the expense advances to be…
The Arbitrator Fee Tariff regarding Civil Cases (“Tariff”) has been published and come into effect on the Official Gazette dated 23.10.2024 numbered 32701. The Tariff, while repealing the previous Arbitrator Fee Tariff published in the Offi…
Development The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Center ("ITOTAM"), a prestigious arbitration center established in 1979 and frequently preferred in Turkey, has announced the revision of its arbitrator fee schedule and administrativ…
Under Article 18/A, paragraph 11 of the Mediation in Legal Disputes Act No. 6235 (“Act"), it was stipulated that a party who does not attend the mediation session will be held liable for all litigation costs and will not be awarded attorney…
In light of the expanding global economy, the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States (“the Convention”) was established to provide legal protection for investors who make investments…
