When a foreign debtor is faced with court or enforcement proceedings in Turkey, a very common first reaction is:“My domicile is not in Turkey, my commercial center is abroad, therefore you cannot start proceedings here.” Under Turkish law, things are more nuanced. International jurisdiction is governed mainly by the Code of Civil Procedure (HMK) and […]
Under Turkish enforcement law, a debtor who believes that he or she does not actually owe the amount claimed is not limited to objecting to the payment order at the enforcement office. In some situations, the debtor may also file a “debt release action” (borçtan kurtulma davası) before the civil courts. This is a special […]