What it means for you
It is the default forum: if no special court has jurisdiction, this is where a civil case starts. Commercial disputes go to the commercial courts, family matters to the family courts, labour claims to the labour courts.
Commonly confused with
Sulh hukuk mahkemesi is a different, lower civil court with its own defined list of matters. Which court hears your case is set by law, not by choice.
Where you meet this word
On the heading of your case file, and in recognition and enforcement actions.
Statute: Code of Civil Procedure (HMK) No. 6100
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