1. Why Must a Foreign Court Judgment Be Recognized or Enforced in Turkey? In today’s international legal environment, individuals and companies frequently obtain court judgments outside Turkey. A person may get divorced abroad, a company may win a commercial claim before a foreign court, or a creditor may obtain a monetary judgment against a debtor […]
Winning a lawsuit abroad against a Turkish debtor is only half the battle. A foreign judgment does not automatically give you the right to seize assets in Turkey. To convert your foreign judgment into real money, you must first obtain a Turkish court decision on recognition and/or enforcement (tanıma ve tenfiz). Only after that can […]