Arbitration Roundup | 2024 – 2025

Introduction

Arbitration has become an increasingly prominent method of dispute resolution in Türkiye, underpinned by a legal framework that reflects both domestic and international standards. Türkiye is a party to major international instruments such as the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards ("NYC")¹, the European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration², and the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States ("ICSID Convention")³, all of which have played a central role in shaping its arbitration practice. Türkiye has also signed 140 bilateral investment treaties ("BITs"), 84 of which are currently in force⁴, and is a party to several multilateral investment treaties ("MITs"), including the Energy Charter Treaty ("ECT")⁵. These commitments underscore Türkiye's investor-oriented policy and support arbitration as a preferred route for resolving