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Law No. 5718 on Private International Law and International Civil Procedure

This portal provides an article-by-article commentary on Turkish Law No. 5718 on Private International Law and International Civil Procedure (MÖHUK). Each article page contains the statutory text, the legislative reasoning, and a commentary grounded in Turkish scholarship and the case law of the Court of Cassation (Yargıtay).

Commentaries are published in English and Turkish. In the index below, articles in red are published; the remaining articles are in preparation.

2 / 66 articles publishedOfficial Gazette: 12 December 2007, No. 26728

Part One · Private International Law

Chapter One — General Provisions

Chapter Two — Conflict-of-Laws Rules

  • Article 9CapacityComing soon
  • Article 10Guardianship, restriction of capacity and curatorshipComing soon
  • Article 11Declaration of absence or presumption of deathComing soon
  • Article 12EngagementComing soon
  • Article 13Marriage and its general effectsComing soon
  • Article 14Divorce and legal separationComing soon
  • Article 15Matrimonial propertyComing soon
  • Article 16Establishment of parentageComing soon
  • Article 17Effects of parentageComing soon
  • Article 18AdoptionComing soon
  • Article 19MaintenanceComing soon
  • Article 20SuccessionComing soon
  • Article 21Rights in remComing soon
  • Article 22Means of transportComing soon
  • Article 23Law applicable to intellectual property rightsComing soon
  • Article 24Law applicable to contractual obligationsComing soon
  • Article 25Contracts relating to immovable propertyComing soon
  • Article 26Consumer contractsComing soon
  • Article 27Employment contractsComing soon
  • Article 28Contracts relating to intellectual property rightsComing soon
  • Article 29Contracts for the carriage of goodsComing soon
  • Article 30Authority of agentsComing soon
  • Article 31Overriding mandatory provisionsComing soon
  • Article 32Existence and material validity of contractsComing soon
  • Article 33Manner of performance and protective measuresComing soon
  • Article 34TortsComing soon
  • Article 35Liability for infringement of personality rightsComing soon
  • Article 36Product liabilityComing soon
  • Article 37Unfair competitionComing soon
  • Article 38Restriction of competitionComing soon
  • Article 39Unjust enrichmentComing soon

Part Two · International Civil Procedure

Chapter One — International Jurisdiction of Turkish Courts

  • Article 40International jurisdictionComing soon
  • Article 41Personal status actions concerning Turkish nationalsComing soon
  • Article 42Certain personal status actions concerning foreignersComing soon
  • Article 43Succession actionsComing soon
  • Article 44Actions arising from employment contracts and relationshipsComing soon
  • Article 45Actions concerning consumer contractsComing soon
  • Article 46Actions concerning insurance contractsComing soon
  • Article 47Jurisdiction agreements and their limitsComing soon
  • Article 48Security for costsComing soon
  • Article 49Cases where a foreign state cannot claim immunity from jurisdictionComing soon

Chapter Two — Enforcement and Recognition of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards

  • Article 50Enforcement judgmentComing soon
  • Article 51Subject-matter and territorial jurisdictionComing soon
  • Article 52Application for enforcementComing soon
  • Article 53Documents to be attached to the petitionComing soon
  • Article 54Conditions for enforcementComing soon
  • Article 55Service and objectionComing soon
  • Article 56DecisionComing soon
  • Article 57Execution and appealComing soon
  • Article 58RecognitionComing soon
  • Article 59Res judicata and conclusive evidence effectComing soon
  • Article 60Enforcement of foreign arbitral awardsComing soon
  • Article 61Petition and examination procedureComing soon
  • Article 62Grounds for refusalComing soon
  • Article 63Recognition of foreign arbitral awardsComing soon

Part Three · Final Provisions

  • Article 64Repealed provisions
  • Article 65Entry into force
  • Article 66Execution

Article headings are unofficial English translations of the Turkish marginal headings.

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