What it means for you
If your situation touches more than one country — a foreign judgment, a foreign marriage, an estate with assets abroad, a contract with a foreign element — this is the law that tells a Turkish court what to do with it.
Commonly confused with
It is not a court and not a procedure. It is the statute; the abbreviation stands for Milletlerarası Özel Hukuk ve Usul Hukuku Hakkında Kanun.
Where you meet this word
Cited in every recognition and enforcement file, and in any dispute with a cross-border element.
Statute: Act on Private International Law and Procedural Law No. 5718
How we help with this: Recognition & Enforcement of Foreign Judgments