Jurisdiction Agreement

According to Article 9 of the Civil Procedure Code ("CPC") of 18 June 1927 numbered 1086, which is still in force and which will remain in force until 1 October 2011, all lawsuits are to be filed in the court of the domicile of the defendant unless otherwise stated in the Code. Article 10 of the CPC determines the jurisdiction for conflicts arising from agreements. Pursuant to this article, the lawsuit will be filed in the court of the place where the agreement will be enforced or where the agreement was concluded under the condition that the defendant or its representative is there at the time of the lawsuit.

On the other hand, pursuant to Article 22 of the CPC, the parties may agree on jurisdiction of a place which does not have the jurisdiction if the issue is not concerned with public policy. However, it is not possible to abrogate the jurisdiction of the general and special competent courts with a jurisdiction agreement. In this case, the lawsuit may be filed