Jurisdictional issues Choice of Jurisdiction Under Turkish Law Where it is unclear whether the matter is administrative or commercial in nature, a special court, the Court of Conflicts (outside of the two court sections mentioned), determines jurisdiction. Where issues relating to constitutional law issues, the Constitutional Court has jurisdiction, as the highest court of the [...]
General Information About Turkish Court System The court system in Turkey is composed of two distinct sections: The Judicial Courts in Turkey; The Administrative Courts in Turkey. The Judicial Courts are divided into two sections: The Civil Courts in Turkey; The Criminal Courts In Turkey. Other special purpose courts, such as the Constitutional Court and [...]
Application of Foreign Law In Turkey Article 2 of PILA (Turkish Private International Law) stipulates that the judge applies the foreign law when PILA (Turkish Private International Law) makes reference to it. As understood from the close interpretation of Article 2, the application of the foreign law shall not be necessarily put forward by the parties. However, where [...]
