Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code on Private International and Procedural Law

Article 51: Subject-matter and territorial jurisdiction

Part Two: International Civil Procedure › Chapter Two: Enforcement and Recognition of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards

(1) The court with subject-matter jurisdiction over enforcement orders is the civil court of first instance (asliye mahkemesi).

(2) The enforcement order may be sought from the court of the domicile in Türkiye of the person against whom enforcement is sought or, failing that, of the place where that person resides; if that person has neither a domicile nor a residence in Türkiye, it may be sought from one of the courts of Ankara, İstanbul or İzmir.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 51 · Görev ve yetki

(1) Tenfiz kararları hakkında görevli mahkeme asliye mahkemesidir.

(2) Bu kararlar kendisine karşı tenfiz istenen kişinin Türkiye'deki yerleşim yeri, yoksa sâkin olduğu yer mahkemesinden, Türkiye'de yerleşim yeri veya sâkin olduğu bir yer mevcut değilse Ankara, İstanbul veya İzmir mahkemelerinden birinden istenebilir.

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

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