ICLG – Shipping Law 2025 12th Edition

The Turkey chapter presents a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the country’s maritime law framework. It outlines the key rules governing shipbuilding contracts, including the transfer of title, refund guarantees, delivery disputes and shipyard liabilities. The report also explains the registration regime for vessels and vessels under construction, the documentation required for registration, mortgage formalities and the limitations surrounding dual registration.

In the area of enforcement, it provides detailed insight into ship arrest procedures, the scope of maritime claims, recognition of maritime liens, security requirements, wrongful arrest principles and the judicial sale process, including priority of claims and the legal effects of a court-ordered sale. The chapter further addresses core issues of carriage of goods by sea, such as the applicability of international conventions, incorporation of charterparty terms into bills of lading, identity of carrier clauses, deviation, delivery without presentation of the bill of lading and shipper liabilities. Additional sections cover limitation of liability, port state control, collision, salvage, pollution, bunker arrest, dispute resolution mechanisms, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, and limitation periods for maritime claims. Finally, the update section highlights Türkiye’s recent regulatory developments aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from vessels using Turkish ports and the country’s progress toward establishing a national emissions trading scheme aligned with global decarbonisation initiatives.

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