Banking and finance disputes in Turkey sit at the center of modern commercial litigation. They affect banks, participation banks, development and investment banks, finance companies, lenders, borrowers, guarantors, card issuers, investors, corporate treasuries, and consumers. Turkish banking law is designed to protect confidence and stability in financial markets, the efficient functioning of the credit system, […]
Professional liability claims in Turkey sit at the intersection of contract law, tort law, civil procedure, and sector-specific professional regulation. In practice, these claims commonly arise against lawyers, doctors, architects, engineers, accountants, auditors, consultants, and other licensed or specialized professionals whose work involves expertise, trust, and a high standard of care. Turkish law does not […]
Real estate litigation in Turkey covers a wide range of disputes involving ownership, possession, registration, co-ownership, tenancy, boundaries, neighbor rights, condominium conflicts, and land-registry errors. In Turkish law, these disputes do not all go to the same court or follow the same route. Some are heard by the Civil Court of First Instance, some by […]
Consumer disputes in Turkey are governed by a detailed legal framework that combines court actions, administrative controls, consumer arbitration committees, and mandatory mediation in many court-based disputes. The core statute is the Consumer Protection Law No. 6502, which states that its purpose is to protect consumers’ health, safety, and economic interests, compensate their losses, and […]
Learn how employment disputes are resolved in Turkey, including mandatory mediation, labor court litigation, reinstatement claims, wage disputes, overtime, annual leave, notice periods, and termination strategy. Employment disputes in Turkey are one of the most active and practically important areas of Turkish litigation. They affect local employers, foreign-invested companies, HR teams, payroll departments, senior managers, […]
Construction disputes in Turkey are among the most complex and commercially important disputes in the Turkish legal system. They often involve large financial exposure, technically dense facts, multi-party contracting chains, urgent interim protection needs, and intense evidentiary battles over delay, defects, payment, variation works, and project completion. In practice, a construction case in Turkey is […]
Unfair competition lawsuits in Turkey are one of the most practical and commercially significant tools available to businesses that need to react quickly to misleading market behavior, deceptive advertising, confusion-based sales tactics, misuse of trade secrets, and other bad-faith competitive practices. Under the Turkish Commercial Code, the purpose of the unfair competition regime is to […]
Shareholder disputes and corporate litigation in Turkey are among the most important issues in Turkish business law. They affect joint ventures, family companies, growth-stage businesses, closely held companies, foreign-invested subsidiaries, and mature corporate groups alike. In Türkiye, international investors are generally granted the same rights and liabilities as local investors, and the Turkish Commercial Code […]
Settlement agreements play a central role in Turkish dispute resolution practice. In Türkiye, parties do not have to wait for a final judgment or arbitral award to resolve a dispute. Depending on the procedural setting, they may settle through a private agreement governed by general contract law, a judicial settlement recorded during litigation, a mediation […]
Commercial litigation in Turkey is one of the most important areas of business law for local companies, foreign investors, shareholders, contractors, suppliers, manufacturers, technology businesses, and financial institutions. In practice, business disputes in Turkey rarely stay limited to a single unpaid invoice or a single contract breach. They often expand into questions of jurisdiction, interim […]