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CONVENTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1980 ON THE CIVIL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION

Being wrongfully removed from or retained outside of their State of habitual residence has a detrimental impact on a child. The habitual residence of a child is the focal point of that child’s life prior to the wrongful removal or retention. Taking the child abruptly from the environment in which he or she has the strongest familial and social ties therefore has serious consequences. The increase in the number of families that are mobile across borders has unfortunately also led to a growth in the number of international child abductions. Locating, recovering, and returning these children can be complex and difficult. More

HANDLING INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS IN TURKEY

In Turkey the claim for damages procedures differ in many respects from that of other European countries. Accordingly, Turkish insurance lawyer, Turkish road traffic attorney and Turkish personal injury solicitors of our Claims Handlings Departments of Kaya & Partner provide legal services for insurers, re- insurance, individual and victims. The members of our legal team (Turkish insurance lawyers, Turkish road Traffic attorney and Turkish personal injury solicitors) are experienced in Turkish, aviation law, road traffic accident, Turkish personal injury law, Turkish transport law, legal protection insurance, Turkish tort, obligation, indemnity , Turkish medical malpractice law, health law and travel law. More

WHAT IS FOUNDATION ( WAQF – VAKIF ) UNDER TURKISH CIVIL LAW ?

A Waqf also spelled Wakf in Arabic , Vakıf in Turkish , formally known as Wakf-alal-aulad is an inalienable religious endowment in Islamic law, typically denoting a building or plot of land for Muslim religious or charitable purposes. The donated assets are held by a charitable trust. The grant is known as mushrut-ul-khidmat, while a person making such dedication is known as Wakif. More

ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION AND ASSOCIATION IN TURKEY

The non-profit organizations in Turkey are established as foundations and association and are governed by the “Law for Foundations” “ Vakıflar Kanunu “ and the “Associations Act.” “Dernekler Kanunu” in Turkish. More

A GLANCE AT THE MONTREAL CONVENTION AND TURKISH AVIATION LAW

The Montreal Convention 1999 (MC99) establishes airline liability in the case of death or injury to passengers, as well as in cases of delay, damage or loss of baggage and cargo. It unifies all of the different international treaty regimes covering airline liability that had developed haphazardly since 1929. MC99 is designed to be a single, universal treaty More

A UNIVERSAL LIABILITY REGIME FOR INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE BY AIR – MONTREAL CONVENTION 1999

The Montreal Convention 1999 (“MC99”) establishes a modern compensatory regime in respect of passengers who suffer death or injury caused by an accident during international carriage by air. It also provides a simplified liability regime for baggage and air cargo where it also facilitates the use of electronic documents of carriage in place of paper. It was designed to replace the Warsaw Convention system that had developed haphazardly since 1929 with a single, modern and universal liability regime. More

COURT RULES AGAINST WOLKSWAGEN IN ‘DIESELGATE’ COMPENSATION SCANDAL

The “Dieselgate” scandal of VW Group has triggered legal debates on seve- ral aspects. Fraud has been committed in 11 million diesel cars of VW Group through emission manipulation. Researchers have shown that these cars pose a significant danger to the environment and public health In the US, where the manipulation had been revealed, the first class action regarding the incident has ended with the settlement of the parties, which is likely to set a precedent for the rest of the world. The EU, on the other hand, had kept silent for a long while, until the EU Commission has finally taken action as a result of increasing public pressure. Germany is currently in an absolute chaos, both sectoral and legally. After the scandal, the courts have rendered contradictory decisions regarding the rights of the buyers. Additionally, More

TRAVEL AGENCIES AND THE ASSOCIATION OF TRAVEL AGENCIES UNDER TURKIS THE LAW

The Law Concerning Travel Agencies and the Association of Travel Agencies entered into effect on 28th September 1972 (Law No.1618, Date of Passage: 14 th September 1972, Official Gazette No.14320 dated 28th September 1972) More

TURKISH LAW : REGULATION CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL HEALTH TOURISM AND TOURIST HEALTH IN TURKEY

Turkey is among the top 10 in health sector in the world with its health infrastructure and quality of tourism potential as a medical tourism destination. Medical tourism is highly developed.Turkey has hosted 700,000 visitors for medical tourism in 2017. Turkey, renowned for its thermal resources, is a country meeting the demands of tourists and offers the best quality of accommodation in five-star hotels.
Regulation on International Health Tourism and Tourist Health (“Regulation”) has been published in the Official Gazette dated 13 July 2017 and numbered 30123. The Regulation is published by the Ministry of Health (“Ministry”) with a view to regulating the standards of service to be provided within the scope of international health tourism services and the authorization and supervision of health institutions and intermediary institutions that will carry out such services. More

TURKISH TRAVEL LEGAL ASISTANCE AND TRAVEL LAWYERS IN TURKEY

Our international claims lawyers and Turkish claims handlers, experienced in areas of international business, Turkish travel and Turkish aviation law, legal protection insurance, Turkish customs, road traffic accidents, accident litigation, contractual recovery actions Turkish personal injury, product liability , food poisoning, Turkish health law and Turkish medical malpractice, fraud investigation, Turkish money laundering, criminal, Turkish immigration, Turkish work permits and ikamet – residency permits and property law, came together with the goal of making life easier for the international traveler. The Turkish travel lawyers and Turkish claims managers at Kaya & Partner are also world travelers themselves and know how difficult it is to get answers to about Turkey specific travel questions especially about local Turkish regulations, local laws and customs in Turkey More

ISSUING A POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR TURKISH LAWYER

According to the Turkish Procedural Law, the lawyer shall be appointed and granted with a power of attorney in order to represent either Turkish or foreign client before the court in Turkey, the lawyer shall be appointed and granted with a power of attorney .

In Turkish Law, the power of attorney for law suits and any court representation can be solely issued on behalf of an attorney who is registered at the Bar Association and Turkish Unions of Bar and who is practicing law in Turkey. More

TRAFFIC REGULATIONS FOR DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN TURKEY

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey presents its compliments to the Diplomatic Missions and Representations of International Organizations in Turkey and wishes to reaffirm the Ministry’s policy, enclosed herewith, regarding the resolution of traffic law violations. More

PROPERTY PURCHASING PROCEDURE FOR FOREIGNERS AND EXPATRIATES IN TURKEY

In property sectors local and foreing buyers are thinking about making a right and reliable investment. They want to implement the vision and experience that they have obtained abroad in Turkey and buy real estate in the developing and expanding areas in the city. More

THE MOST COMMON REASONS FOR DEPORTION AND RIGHTS OF FOREIGNERS IN TURKEY

According to the Turkish law numbered 5683 on LAW RELATED TO RESIDENCE AND TRAVELS OF FOREIGN SUBJECTS in Turkey, the foreigners who are assumed contrary to security, political and administrative requirements of society are invited to leave Turkey in the duration granted to them. Those who fail to leave country in this period may be deported. Usually this period is between 7 days and 15 days. More

TURKISH REAL ESTATE, PROPERTY AND TURKISH CITIZENSHIP LAW