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The Coronavirus pandemic, which has now spread all over the globe, is continuing to have adverse effects on the commercial activities of entities as well as the daily activities of individuals.

The courthouses across the country are open and active.

A Turkish court case demonstrates how European Patent Convention Article 138(3) enables patent proprietors to amend claims during invalidation proceedings, fundamentally altering the basis on which Turkish courts assess patent validity.

Article 18 of Law No. 7589, published in the Official Gazette No. 33326 dated July 31, 2026, added two new paragraphs to Article 55 of the Turkish Code of Obligations. The amendment forms part of the legislative reforms commonly referred to as the 12th Judicial Reform Package and revises the date from which interest accrues on damages arising from diminished or lost earning capacity and loss of support.

An expert is a person whose opinion and assessment are sought in order to clarify a fact or allegation that is material to the resolution of a dispute and whose verification requires specialized or technical knowledge beyond legal expertise. The report prepared by the expert on the relevant matter is referred to as an expert report. Under Turkish civil procedure law, the expert report itself constitutes evidence.

The Code of Civil Procedure (6100) regulates preliminary injunctions in Turkey. According to Article 389 of the code, courts may grant a preliminary injunction if:

The Amendments to the Turkish Code of Civil Procedure and Certain Laws numbered 7251 was published in the Official Gazette on 28 July 2020.

On February 10 2012 the General Assembly for Unification of Conflicting Judgments of the Court of Appeals issued a decision on whether enforcing an unreasoned foreign court judgment in Turkey constitutes a breach of Turkish public policy.

The Turkish Constitutional Court has struck down a provision that prevented parties from appealing Regional Court of Appeal decisions to the Supreme Court of Appeal in low-value disputes. This landmark ruling expands access to appellate review when Regional Courts modify or overturn first-instance decisions, regardless of the monetary value of the case.

Check is the preferred means of payment rather than cash, especially in business life.

Waiver of the lawsuit is the waiver of the outcome of the lawsuit by the plaintiff. The waiver may be partial or complete.

With the entry into force of the New Labor Code on 10 June 2003, the former Labor Code of 1971 was abolished, with the exception of one article. Introduction of the Labor Code was mainly due to the directives of the International Labor Organization (ILO), as well as economic and social requirements. Among the novelties introduced by the Labor Code is the possibility of dismissed employees to file lawsuits to be reinstated to work.

In lawsuits or execution proceedings where the subject matter is money or security, the creditor may request an interim attachment from the court to secure the claim...

On 31 July 2026, Law No. 7589 on Amendments to Certain Laws to Enhance the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Judiciary ("Law No. 7589") was published in the Official Gazette of Türkiye.

In order for a foreign judgment or an arbitral award to be enforced in Turkey, certain enforcement procedures must be executed.

The case arose from a consultancy agreement concluded in 2015 between a Netherlands-domiciled consultancy firm and an Istanbul-based Turkish joint-stock company.

The Interim Relief is regulated under the Turkish Procedural Law numbered 6100 ("TPL").

The simplified procedure has been included in the amendment made in October 2019 in the criminal procedure and is regulated in Articles 251 and 252 of the Criminal Procedure Code No. 5271.