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, […]
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 […]
Recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments in Turkey is one of the most important subjects in cross-border litigation. A judgment obtained abroad does not become automatically effective in Turkey merely because it is final in the country of origin. As a rule, a separate Turkish court process is required so that the foreign judgment […]
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 […]
Mandatory mediation in Turkey has become one of the most important procedural filters in civil litigation. In many private-law disputes, the first question is no longer only whether the claimant has a strong legal position. The first question is whether the claimant is allowed to go directly to court at all. Turkish law now makes […]
Appeal procedures in Turkish courts are one of the most important parts of Turkish litigation strategy. In many cases, the first-instance judgment is not the real end of the dispute. A party may still be able to challenge that judgment before the Regional Court of Appeal through istinaf, and in appealable cases may later seek […]
Evidence in civil cases under Turkish law is not a secondary issue that becomes important only after a lawsuit is filed. In practice, evidence is often the core of the case from the first day of the dispute. Turkish civil procedure is built on the idea that courts decide contested, outcome-relevant facts on the basis […]
Debt collection and enforcement proceedings in Turkey are a central part of commercial life. A receivable is only as valuable as the creditor’s ability to collect it, and Turkish law treats collection not as a single act but as a structured process involving enforcement offices, civil enforcement courts, ordinary civil or commercial courts, and in […]
One of the most misunderstood issues in Turkish nationality law is what happens when a child is born before a mother or father later acquires Turkish citizenship. Many families assume that once the parent becomes Turkish, the child automatically becomes Turkish as well. Turkish law is more nuanced than that. The legal answer depends on […]
Yes. The official NVI citizenship FAQ answers this directly: if a Turkish citizenship application has been rejected, the applicant’s status may be re-evaluated if the conditions required by Law No. 5901 are met and the person applies to the governorship of the place of residence. That is the clearest official answer to the reapplication question. […]