TURKEY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A1. International Arbitration Law 2001

CHAPTER ONE

General Provisions

Article 1

Purpose and Scope

Article 2

Foreign element

Article 3

Competent Court and Extent of Court Intervention

CHAPTER TWO

Arbitration Agreement

Article 4

Definition and Form

Article 5

Objection as to arbitration before the court and agreement to arbitrate

Article 6

Interim measures of protection and interim attachments

CHAPTER THREE

Appointment, Challenge, and Responsibility of Arbitral Tribunal, Termination of Its Duties and

Its Competence

Article 7

Appointment, challenge, and responsibility of arbitral tribunal, termination of its duties

and its competence

CHAPTER FOUR

Arbitration Procedure

Article 8

Determination of the rules of procedure, equal treatment of parties and their

representation

Article 9

Place of arbitration

Article 10

Commencement, term and language of arbitration, statement of claim and defense, terms

of reference

Article 11

Hearing and proceedings in writing, losing capacity to be a party, default of a party to

participate in arbitral proceedings

Article 12

Expert appointment by arbitral tribunal, taking evidence, rules applicable to substance of

dispute and settlement

Article 13

Decision making by panel of arbitrators, termination of proceedings

Article 14

Form, content, correction and interpretation of award, additional award, written

notification

CHAPTER FIVE

Recourse Against Arbitral Awards

Article 15

Application for setting aside and arbitral award becoming enforceable

CHAPTER SIX

Costs of arbitration

Article 16

Fees of arbitrators, costs of proceedings, deposit of advance, payment of costs

CHAPTER SEVEN

Final Provisions

Article 17

Repealed and inapplicable provisions

Transitory Article 1

Article 18

Entry in force

Article 19

Implementation

A2. International Private and Procedural Law 2007 (excerpts)

PART I

Private International Law

Chapter I

General Provisions

Article 1- Scope

PART II

International Procedure Law

Chapter I

International Jurisdiction of Turkish Courts

International jurisdiction

The cases relating to the personal status of Turkish citizens

Certain cases relating to the personal status of foreigners

The cases relating to inheritance

The cases relating to individual employment contracts and individual employment

relations

The cases relating to consumer contracts

The cases relating to insurance agreements

Jurisdiction agreement and its limits

Security

Circumstances where a foreign state cannot benefit from state immunity

Chapter II

The Enforcement and Recognition of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards

Enforcement decision

Jurisdiction

Enforcement request

Documents to be attached to the petition

Requirements for enforcement

Notification and objection

Decision

Execution and appeal

Recognition

Effect of final and binding judgment and of definitive evidence

Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards

Petition and review procedure

Grounds of refusal

The recognition of a foreign arbitral award

PART III

Final Provisions

Abolished provisions

Entry into force

Execution

A3. Law. No. 4501 on Principles That Shall Be Complied with When There Is Access to

Arbitration for Disputes Arising from Concession Contracts 2000 (excerpts)

Purpose

Definitions

Resolution of Disputes Involving Foreign Element by International Arbitration

Principles Concerning Arbitration

Filling Gaps