Collecting The Evidence

An effective and fair judicial system is indispensable for a developed country welcoming foreign investors. The Turkish judicial system, however, has not yet achieved this. This is mainly due to the lack of efficient tools for collecting evidence which would help parties to provide sufficient information in a dispute to prepare themselves and the court at the outset of a civil proceeding. Without such preparations, the proceedings become long and complex, leading both national and foreign investors to doubt the accuracy of court judgments and efficiency of the Turkish courts. That is why foreign investors particularly tend to prefer arbitration or choose foreign jurisdictions to settle their disputes with Turkish parties.