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Code on Private International and Procedural Law

Article 46: Actions concerning insurance contracts

Part Two: International Civil Procedure › Chapter One: International Jurisdiction of Turkish Courts

(1) In disputes arising from an insurance contract, the court of the place in Türkiye where the insurer's principal place of business, or the branch or agency that concluded the insurance contract, is located has jurisdiction. However, in actions brought against the policyholder, the insured or the beneficiary, the competent court is the court of their domicile or habitual residence in Türkiye.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 46 · Sigorta sözleşmesine ilişkin davalar

(1) Sigorta sözleşmesinden doğan uyuşmazlıklarda, sigortacının esas işyeri veya sigorta sözleşmesini yapan şubesinin ya da acentasının Türkiye’de bulunduğu yer mahkemesi yetkilidir. Ancak sigorta ettirene, sigortalıya veya lehdara karşı açılacak davalarda yetkili mahkeme, onların Türkiye’deki yerleşim yeri veya mutad meskeni mahkemesidir.

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

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