Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 17: Jurisdiction agreement

Chapter One: Subject-Matter Jurisdiction, Territorial Jurisdiction and Determination of the Forum › Division Two: Territorial Jurisdiction

(1) Merchants or public legal persons may, by agreement, confer jurisdiction on one or more courts in respect of a dispute that has arisen or may arise between them. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the action shall be brought only in the courts so designated by the agreement.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 17 · Yetki sözleşmesi

(1) Tacirler veya kamu tüzel kişileri, aralarında doğmuş veya doğabilecek bir uyuşmazlık hakkında, bir veya birden fazla mahkemeyi sözleşmeyle yetkili kılabilirler. Taraflarca aksi kararlaştırılmadıkça dava sadece sözleşmeyle belirlenen bu mahkemelerde açılır.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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