The Role Of Turkish Courts In International Arbitration

Introduction

Arbitration serves as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism to national courts, offering parties a flexible and neutral forum for resolving their disputes. However, arbitral proceedings are neither entirely independent of nor wholly subordinate to the courts. Under Turkish law, courts may intervene at certain stages of arbitration, either to facilitate or to supervise the proceedings. Such interventions range from the appointing arbitrators to the granting interim relief orders and the reviewing arbitral awards. Nevertheless, these interventions are strictly limited to instances explicitly provided by law and are designed to preserve the balance between the autonomy of arbitral tribunals and the authority of state courts.