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ARTICLE · 22 APRIL 2022

Enforcement Of A Foreign Court Judgment In Turkey

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Foreign court judgments are not enforceable in Turkey unless a decision of enforcement [exequatur decision] is rendered by a Turkish court. The main legislation regulating the enforcement...

TurkeyLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
Tarık Güleryüz
Tarık Güleryüz
I. Selin Nacar Öztürk
I. Selin Nacar Öztürk
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Foreign court judgments are not enforceable in Turkey unless a decision of enforcement [exequatur decision] is rendered by a Turkish court. The main legislation regulating the enforcement of foreign judgments is the Private International Law and Procedure Act No.5718 [ "PIL" ]. Turkey is also party to several bilateral and multilateral treaties which contains specific provisions for the enforcement of foreign court judgment. These treaties usually set easier conditions/procedures for the enforcement as opposed to those set under the PIL. However, if the treaty provisions contain more severe conditions than those in the PIL, PIL procedure shall prevail.

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