Turkey: Contracts and Commercial Law

Turkey's Constitutional Court has issued a landmark ruling on the liability of e-commerce platforms toward consumers in cases involving defective goods and services. The decision addresses whether intermediary service providers can be held responsible when consumers face difficulties reaching sellers directly, and examines the constitutional implications of limiting platform liability in consumer transactions.

Milletlerarası usul hukukunda asimetrik yetki sözleşmeleri, taraflardan birine birden fazla mahkemede dava açma imkânı tanırken diğerini tek bir mahkemeyle sınırlandıran anlaşmalardır.

While the principle of agenda adherence is expressly stipulated under Article 413 of the Turkish Commercial Code with respect to general assembly meetings, the Code does not contain an explicit provision to the same effect for meetings of the board of directors. For this reason, divergent views have emerged in judicial decisions as to whether the principle of agenda adherence should be applied to board of directors’ meetings.