Numan

Assist. Prof.

Publicity on movable goods is mostly based on the concept of possession. However, possession cannot provide the same function if an immovable property is at stake. Immovable is a crucial concept for both individuals and states. Thus, various forms of land registry systems have emerged from the past to the present.&nbsp;Land registry is understood as a registration book where all the immovable properties are registered. Until recently, land registry records were registered, organized, and maintained by civil servants. This method, which is a paper-based land registry, is about to be revolutionized through information and communication technologies. In several countries today, title deed records of real estate are stored in databases in the digital environment. Recently, there have been examples of countries, both developed and developing, abandoning paper-based land registries, although most of the world’s population still lacks title deeds showing that the land they own is registered. However, the registry of immovable properties is a sign of trust in the government. Thus, the innovation potentialities that have been proven by blockchain technology present novel capabilities.&nbsp;&nbsp;The starting point of this technology is the development of a secure payment method without intermediaries. Thus, blockchain is associated with cryptocurrencies. However, this technology has potentialities for both private and public services of which land registry is an example. Blockchain is fundamentally a data recording system. Unlike classical databases, it has a distributed structure rather than a centralized one. The data recorded in the blockchain are stored in blocks and each block has a specific capacity. When data is recorded, it is timestamped and a code is generated using a hash code algorithm. The code of each block is stored in the next block. Thus, it can be understood when the data in a block is changed or corrupt. The transactions conducted in the system are visible to other users, giving the impression that the technology is completely secure.This study makes a comparative analysis of the application of blockchain technology in land registration. This technology’s data recording system is convenient for its application in land registry. Projects are being developed to apply this technology to transform the land registry system. Georgia, Sweden, the United States, and India, were the four most notable countries examined in this study. Among&nbsp;them, Georgia has officially started using a blockchain-based land registry system, particularly for sales and mortgage transactions. There are some pilot programs in other countries. However, Sweden is determined to employ a blockchain-based land registry. The existence of a protocol between land registry administrations and blockchain companies is common among the countries being studied. In the projects implemented in Sweden and the United States, there are also different partners such as banks, telecommunication companies, or law firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the second part of this study, we discussed whether the blockchain-based method is suitable for the Turkish land registry system. Turkey has made significant progress in keeping their land registry through electronic means. However, it is sudden to discuss a full transformation to an electronic land registry. However, it would be crucial to inquire if and how a blockchain-based land registry can be implemented, and if possible, what do we need to legislate? First, within the framework of these questions, this study evaluates the results of blockchain technology concerning principles that govern the Turkish land registry system. In addition to the registration’s dependence on the cause, and the principles of publicity, the principles of registration creates the most fundamental problems here. After evaluating these principles, this study explains the basic requirements for using a blockchain-based land registry. Finally, the blockchain model developed for the Turkish land registry was evaluated to understand its potential legal shortcomings.&nbsp;The results of this study can be summarized as follows: 1. Existing legislation concerning land registry is insufficient to implement a blockchain-based land registry. 2. If a blockchain must be used, then the feasible solution is a private or hybrid blockchain. 3. In the Turkish legal system, it is impossible to make an electronic contract for immovable properties. Thus, contracts cannot be made through a blockchain-based system. 4. The identification problem must be rectified. 5. The public blockchain model contradicts the principle of relative publicity that dominates Turkish land registry. 6. It may be necessary to reconsider the responsibility of the state in keeping a land registry. 7. It is necessary to study the advantages of blockchain-based land registry.&nbsp;

Digital Land Registry: A Comparative Review of the Use of Blockchain Technology for Land Registry

Ayşen

Adoption is a legal institution that creates an “artificial” filiation relationship between the adopted child and the family. This legal structure distinguishes between the understanding of family based on genetic affiliation and the understanding of family based on social intimacy. The filiation established by adoption is not based on genetic ties but is established directly by the judge’s decision allowing the adoption. The purpose of adoption as a way of establishing filiation is to give people who do not have biological children the experience of being parents, including passing on inheritances, and most importantly, to give children who cannot grow up with their parents the chance to grow up in a family order.Articles 305 and 320 of the Turkish Civil Code (TMK) regulate the conditions and consequences of adoption, including detailed provisions that protect the best interests of the adopted children. The articles codify strict conditions for adoption that reflect legislator’s understanding of protecting the child’s best interests (Kindeswohl), since the principle of the child’s best interests dominates child law and family law on many terms.TMK, which came into force in 2002, was mostly created by translating obsolete provisions of the Swiss Civil Code (ZGB), which Turkish law doctrine heavily criticized. Today, adoption under Swiss law has changed fundamentally following extensive ZGB amendments in 2003, 2012, 2013, and finally 2018; with the 2018 amendment the Turkish and Swiss adoption systems diverged greatly. Turkish law adopted simple adoption (Teiladoption), rather than a full adoption system (Volladoption) which entails differently regulating the legal consequences of adoption, especially the legal status of adopted minors. This hybrid system of original Turkish law provisions intertwined with the translations from Swiss law is criticized because it contains many regulations that are inconsistent. For instance, critics argue that if legislators intended to take ZGB as an example, they should have considered the law as a whole because it is open to debate how or whether these TMK regulations serve a child’s best interests. This precondition means that the child’s interests supersede those of both biological and adopted parents, which are only considered if they are directly linked to and affect the interests of the minor. Child’s best interests here means that the conditions resulting from adoption must improve the development of the minor.ZGB Art 267/1 expressly enacts a full adoption system under which the adoptee’s filiation to biological family is terminated and the minor enters into a filiation relationship with the adoptive parents; this in turn gives an adopted child identical legal status to that of any biological children of the adopted parents in terms of name, citizenship, place of residence, maintenance, child support obligations and&nbsp;inheritance. Consequently, the filiation relationship of the adoptee with biological parents terminates completely. The inheritance relationship between the adoptee and his biological family ends. A mutual inheritance relationship is established between the adoptee and the adoptive parents. This structure break all ties between adopted minors and their biological families, allowing them to integrate into their new families without the interference from their past. It is clear that this structure serves the best interests of the child, which is the main aim of adoption of minors. Thus, in Turkish law, which adopts the simple adoption system, the best interest of the child is not protected in proper manners. For this reason, Turkish lawmakers must amend the above regulations to eliminate such gaps in the legal protection status of adopted children considering their best interests.&nbsp;&nbsp;

A Comparative Study with regard to Swiss Law on the Effect of the Adoption System on the Best Interests of the Child

Emine

When transferring the shares of a limited-liability company, the question of whether the transferee is already a partner or a third party requires several measures to be taken as set out in the Turkish Commercial Act numbered 6102, just as in its predecessor, Turkish Commercial Act numbered 6762. Among these regulations, the one that has attracted the attention of doctrine and is discussed in the rulings of the courts is the resolution of the general assembly. The approval of the transfer agreement lies in the hands of the general assembly exclusively and no other organ or person can validify the transfer.&nbsp;When it comes to coining the legal definition of the resolution of the general assembly, there are numerous factors that need to be considered. The resolution of the general assembly is first the will of the company. It is an isolated legal transaction; therefore, it does not constitute integrity with transfer agreement and notarization. From another perspective, the resolution of the general assembly is a provision of applicability. Furthermore, TTK 595/II, which foresees that for the transaction agreement to be effective, the general assembly must approve the transfer, is a legal bond. However, this requirement is not obligatory.Following the legal definition, the outcomes of the legal transaction that occurred in the interim (after the transfer agreement but before the resolution of the general assembly) should be clarified. In German law doctrine, it is said that the legal transaction approved by the general assembly first is effective and that the second conflicting transaction is treated as void. We consider this solution a sensible one and acknowledge that it can be implemented in Turkish law. However, the confiscation of the share is an exception, and the transfer cannot be executed.The rules to be applied to the general assembly do not differ from the general rules. However, we find it necessary to highlight that the transferrer should vote positively in the general assembly. It is his/her obligation to rise from the transfer agreement. Shareholders outside the transfer agreement do not have the liability to vote positively in the general assembly. However, fidelity and good faith binds the shareholders. Apart from these principals bound by the said principles, other shareholders and transferees or transferrers can draw up a voting agreement. We consider that the&nbsp;claimant of this agreement can demand a specific performance.&nbsp;&nbsp;The transfer agreement becomes null if the transfer is rejected; therefore, it becomes impossible to fulfill. Provided that the transferrer is at fault in the rejection, it increases his/her liability. However, the approval validates the transfer agreement and the share transfers. If the general assembly does not reject the transfer within three months after notification regarding the transfer is made, approval of the transfer agreement is implied.The general assembly is not required to justify its rejection. However, we believe that the reason for rejection should be specified in the resolution. Furthermore, good faith and equality draw the line for arbitrariness. In the event of annulment of the resolution regarding rejection, we suggest the possibility of a demand for the determination of an affirmative resolution to validify the transfer agreement. Annulment and determination of an affirmative resolution can be demanded within the same lawsuit. Thus, the outcome of not only the contradiction to the law in voting but also the contradiction to the liability of positive voting of transferrer can be resolved. The ruling validates the transfer agreement.The resolution of approval can also be annulled; however, if, three months after notification of the transfer agreement have passed without a rejection, the transfer is considered approved by the law and thus cannot be annulled.&nbsp;

The Resolution of the General Assembly in Limited Liability Company Share Transfer and Its Annulment

Kerem

Cihan

Most favored nation (MFN) clause is a contractual provision in which a seller agrees to give the buyer the best contractual terms it makes available to any other buyer. Through these clauses, the seller guarantees that other (rival) buyers will not be treated more favorably than the contracting buyer. The expanding position of the platform business model in online commerce led to the widespread use of MFN clauses in markets where platforms operate. Although such clauses are also used in traditional markets, the economic dynamics of online commerce have made these clauses indispensable for digital platforms.Unlike traditional MFN clauses, platform MFN clauses, which include restrictions on consumer purchase price, have a significant impact on the market and are often the subject of complaints from commercial users, such as retailers, restaurants, and hotels. As a result, platform MFN clauses have been scrutinized by competition authorities in recent years, and under some conditions, such conditions have been intervened on the grounds that MFN clauses restrict competition.MFN clauses are generally divided into distinct narrow and wide categories. Narrow MFN clauses link the price (and other terms) quoted on a platform to those available directly on the retailer’s own sales channel. This ensures that the platform price will not be less attractive than the price established in the retailer’s own sales channel. Wide MFN clauses link the price (and other terms) quoted on a platform to any other sales channels, including rival platforms and the retailer’s own sales channel (e.g., the retailer’s website). Thus, a wide MFN provides the same protection as one that is narrow, but on a wider scale.Among the different decisions of competition regulators, primarily wide MFN clauses (depending on the existence of market power) are prohibited. In contrast, narrow MFN clauses are, in principle, considered legal; however, under certain conditions, narrow MFN clauses may also harm the competitive environment in the market. This is particularly true of scenarios of high market power of the platform for which the narrow MFN clause is accepted, and the direct channel serves as an important alternative for consumers.Narrow MFN clauses are distinguishable from wide MFN clauses, as they do not link the prices of different platforms; therefore, narrow MFN clauses are, in principle, less restrictive in terms of potential effects in the market. Moreover, in cases where a narrow MFN clause is implemented, the increased commission rates of the MFN beneficiary will probably experience competitive disadvantage as rival platforms will not be negatively affected by this price increase. Subsequently, narrow MFN clauses, in principle, do not allow a platform to increase commission rates without any competitive loss; however, in certain scenarios wherein the market is highly concentrated, narrow MFN clauses could also be problematic from the perspective of competition law.First, narrow MFN clauses may have a similar effect as wide MFN clauses. This will be the case particularly when the retailer attaches significant importance to the competitiveness of its direct sales channel. In cases wherein the cost of sales through the retailer’s own direct sales channel are lower than sales through a platform, the retailer is expected to attribute greater value to the competitiveness of its sales channel.Second, narrow MFN clauses reduce competitive pressure from the direct sales channel. Narrow MFN clauses can remove the competition in the market in cases wherein the direct sales channel is the only source of competitive pressure. In such cases, narrow MFN clauses can be considered problematic.Third, narrow MFN clauses may reduce the consumer surplus arising from the competition in the market. This has two dimensions. First, consumers not using the platform must pay a higher price when purchasing from the direct sales channel. Second, retailers attaching significant value to the direct sales channel may not become active in the platform. In such cases, consumers will have less choice.In any case, market dynamics have a crucial influence on the assessment of narrow MFN clauses. In the presence of inter-platform competition, the negative effects of narrow MFN clauses will likely be negligible. In the absence of interplatform competition, the use of narrow MFN clauses will be more problematic as they eliminate the only viable source of competitive pressure.&nbsp;

Narrow MFN Clauses from Competition Law and Economics Prespective

Güzide

In pactums (i.e., purchase-sale contracts), which were considered as goodwill contracts in Roman Law, it was possible to add some clauses in favor of the buyer or the seller. Unlike other clauses added in this context (such as in diem addictio, pactum displicentiae, pactum arrhale, and lex comissoria…), “ut manumittatur (i.e., shall be manumitted),” “ut exportetur” (i.e., shall be exported), “ne manumittatur” (i.e., not to be emancipated), and “ne serva prostituatur” (i.e., shall avoid behavior that will lead to prostitution) could be added to sales contracts for the sale of slaves. The clauses “ut manumittatur” (shall be manumitted) and “ne manumittatur” (shall not be manumitted) concerned emancipating the slave. Refusing to grant them freedom was seen as a criminal act. The clause “ut exportetur” (shall be exported) involved the exportation of slaves from one place to another. This clause was added in the interest of the seller as it was intended to ensure his safety. Based on relevant legal texts, it was also possible to determine sanctions to ensure that if the buyer violated his commitment, the seller could take back the slave, the subject of the purchase-sale contract, with manus iniectio and the buyer would either be liable to penal sanctions determined by the parties, or the slave would be freed.D 18.7.9 contains information about sales contracts with the clauses “ut exportetur” and “ne serva prostituatur.” It states that if the buyer does not comply with these clauses in the purchase-sale contract, the sanction of manus iniectio will be applied and the buyer will lose ownership of the slave. The violation of the sales contract with the clause “ne serva prostituatur” may also include a more severe sanction than manus iniectio from the owner who has the property right to the slave. If the sales contract in which the slave is the subject includes the stipulation that the slave will be freed when forced into prostitution, the slave is freed (by the first buyer or the second buyer in the subsequent sale) regardless of who violates the obligation. Emperor Vespasian subsequently introduced an arrangement whereby a subsequent buyer assumes responsibility under the clause even when the buyer is not aware of the clause “ne serva prostituatur.” This created a new legal situation that is contrary to the principle of proportionality of contracts and completely alien to the real rights protected by actiones in rem in case of a violation. The new buyer, who was not a party to the first contract and was therefore unaware of the clause in the contract, was held responsible as if they were a party to that contract. An arrangement bearing the will of the empire determines the clause “ne serva prostituatur” as the limit of the property right. Thus, the will of the first seller to keep the slave away from prostitution was also protected by the emperor. Moreover, D 2.4.10.1 indicates that the order even protects against any attitude contrary to the will of the first seller who introduced the clause “ne serva prostituatur.” To this end, the clause “ne serva prostituatur” is remarkable in that it reveals the intervention of state policy regarding prostitutes in the private law system of the Roman State.As we have included in our study, the clause “ut manumittatur” was aimed at granting freedom to the slave in different ways. Therefore, the clause added to the contract with the will of the seller would create an expected right in the slave’s interest. Within the scope of private law, if the buyer acts contrary to his obligation, the fact that the seller had the opportunity of manus iniectio and that the penal clause could be accepted as a sanction constituted important factors affecting the freedom of the slave. Such sanctions were the elements that left the slave’s attainment of the expected right to the initiative and mercy of the seller.The emperor intervened in this issue and accepted that an act contrary to the obligation arising from the clause “ut manumittatur,” added with the will of the parties, would give the slave ipso iure freedom as of the 2nd century AD. In other words, the understanding was that the slave, who anticipated attaining their freedom with the purchase and sale contract to which the clause “ut manimittatur” was added, should be protected by favore libertatis (in favor of freedom) gained strength over time in Roman Law. The sanctions added to the purchase-sale contract based on the will of the parties were also invalidated by the imperial regulations. Therefore, when there was a violation of the clause “ut manumittatur,” the regulations based on the will of the empire created a limitation on the ownership of the slaves.&nbsp;

The “Ut Exportetur” “Ne Serva Prostituatur,” “Ut Manumittatur,” and “Ne Manumittatur” Clauses in Roman Law

Mehmet

Res. Assist.

There is no consensus in historical sources on what the nexum exactly was and the specific procedure that was used to make the transaction valid. The main reason for the lack of information is that we do not have any primary sources from the times when nexum was commonly used. Furthermore, it is seen that the meaning of the word has changed over time After the enactment of Lex Poetelia Papiria, nexum had gained a different meaning from its former usage, and the word was used to describe the legal bond, obligatio in a general sense. This change of meaning also confused ancient Roman writers who lived centuries after the technical meaning of nexum had faded. In consequence, a diversity of opinions emerged concerning what the nexum transaction was originally in the archaic Roman law. Although several theories have been put forward by Romanists in the modern Roman law doctrine, two principal theories have come into prominence over the last few decades.Huschke, a German Romanist, propound the first view of nexum in 1846. He claimed in his book that nexum was a formal loan contract made with copper and scale (per aes et libram). To make this per aes et libram transaction valid, the involvement of libripens and five witnesses was necessary. The nexum gained public nature by weighing metals with libripens, which is usually done before five witnesses, representing five classes of Roman society. If the debtor fails to repay, the creditor declares him “damnas” by saying some mystical words (dare damnas esto) before the witnesses. Hence, because of the public and mystical nature of the transaction, it allowed the creditor to seize the debtor by manus iniectio without judgment. However, one of Huschke’s assertions that the nexum debtors could also be subjected to the punishments stated in the XII Tables such as death, being sold as a slave, or being cut into pieces, has been criticized by many writers.&nbsp;In 1901, another German Romanist, Mitteis rejected Huschke’s theory by claiming that the association of the right of seizure with the mystical words “dare damnas esto” is a misconception. Mitteis propounded that there were two nexum transactions and none of them allowed the creditor to apply execution directly. The first nexum transaction was a normal loan contract that can be enforceable by legis actio sacramento in personam. However, the second nexum was a self mancipatio and was made by the insolvent debtors voluntarily to avoid harsh penalties provided by the XII Tables. This theory of Mitteis has also been criticized on the basis that the first nexum loan enforceable by legis actio and the hypothetical second nexum with self mancipatio that led to debt bondage is highly objectionable. Nevertheless, there are some logical aspects to the theory. Especially the argument that nexum was preferred by the debtors voluntarily to avoid the harsh penalties provided in the XII Tables appears plausible to explain why this old transaction was commonly used.&nbsp;&nbsp;Consequently, to reach a logical conclusion, the provision related to the execution of debts in XII Tables is of great importance. We believe that the expression of “acknowledged money debts” (aeris confessi) in XII Tables should be considered to include nexum debtors who were declared as damnas by the creditor. So, the debtor could not claim that the nexum transaction had not been conducted. Therefore, we can conclude that; creditors who sought to seize their nexum debtors had to bring them to the court and follow manus iniectio procedure just because nexum loans were acknowledged as money debts. However, for the ongoing provisions of the relevant text (starting with ni iudicatum facit) the law only refers to judgment debtors who were convicted by iudex. Thus, it should be admitted that after the expression of ni iudicatum facit, the provisions about nexum ended, and punishments stated in the ongoing provisions of XII Tables could not be applicable for nexus.&nbsp;&nbsp;As a result, we came to the same conclusion as Huschke that nexum is a formal type of loan contract made with copper and scale, and if the debtor could not repay the loan on the agreed date, the creditor could apply manus iniectio directly. The public nature of nexum created this right of execution against the debtor without judgment. It is possible to confirm this view by interpreting some texts in the Institutiones of Gaius. But after manus iniectio, the debtor had to submit to personal restraint and was obliged to work for the creditor and not be killed, sold as a slave, or cut into pieces as Mitteis propounded. Nevertheless, what prevented borrowers from being subjected to these penalties was not self mancipatio transactions, it was because nexum loans were considered acknowledged money debts, and people who made nexum were exempted from the penalties prescribed in the XII Tables.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Nexum Transaction in Roman Law

Muhammed

For the first time in our law, the group of companies regulated in the Turkish Commercial Code (TCC) numbered 6102 refers to an organization that does not have a legal personality and is financially and administratively united. The legislator aimed to resolve conflicts of interest between persons within a company as well as companies within the community in favor of the community interest. In TCC Art 208, when the minority shareholder in a subsidiary company hinders the operation of the company, acts against good faith, causes noticeable distress, or acts recklessly, its shares can be forcibly purchased and removed from the company. The regulation on the appraisal right of the controlling company has led to an important paradigm change in joint-stock companies because, in practice, companies that make up a group of companies are largely joint-stock companies. As a rule, it is not possible for a shareholder of a joint-stock company to be squeezed out from the company against its will. It is no doubt that it is not a coincidence that this regulation, which may be against the structure of joint-stock companies, is allowed for a group of companies. This is because the emergence of conflicts of interest in a group of companies is higher than that of individual companies.The appraisal payment is basically a value that is equivalent to the demand right corresponding to the capital share of the company partner. In accordance with the principle of protecting the capital of stock companies, while the company continues its existence, the partners cannot reclaim what they have given to the company as capital. However, although the shareholder who leaves the company will no longer benefit from being a partner, the capital share s/he has brought to the company still belongs to the company. To prevent this situation that will cause unjust enrichment, the legislator has established the appraisal payment system. Three valuation methods are used in determining the value of company shares in our country. Among these, the asset-based valuation method is the most frequently used in judgments because of its easy auditing and applicability. In the classical sense, the equity value is determined by subtracting the liabilities from the company’s assets, and this value is proportioned with the relevant share. In today’s world, it is obvious that it is unfair for companies to be valued only with elements such as tables, chairs, and computers. The second frequently used method is the market-based valuation method. In this method, the value of a company is determined by comparing it with companies that are in a similar market situation with it. This method does not include the expectation&nbsp;determinations about the future of a company, but in this method, the annual cash flow in the company is largely determinant. The least used generally accepted valuation method is the income-based valuation method. In this method, in addition to the procedures of the first two methods, a company’s future expectations are also added to the calculations.In both TCC Art 208 and other relevant cases in the TCC, determining the cash equivalent of the appraisal payment corresponding to the capital share in the company of the leaving partner is important in preventing disputes. After the determination of the payment amount, in our opinion, there is no objection to the appraisal payment with benefits. According to TCC Art 4, disputes about appraisal payment are absolute commercial cases. In this respect, according to TCC Art 5/A, it is required to apply to a mediator to file a lawsuit for the appraisal payment. The emergence of various and versatile solutions in the mediation practice of our country, which aims to create a “win-win” situation, is promising in terms of our consensus culture. Alternative solutions, such as hiring the applicant or a relative under certain conditions and selling the company’s property to the applicant at a discount instead of cashing out the appraisal payment, are some of the examples that are in the interest of both parties. After it has been agreed that the appraisal payment is to be settled with a non-cash benefit, in the event of default on this debt, the debtor company may be requested to pay the initial cash provision.The current legal regulation does not allow the squeezing out of a partner of a jointstock company who violates the obligation of loyalty, prevents the company from working, and disturbs the peace within the company by violating good faith, except when it is a partner of a subsidiary company in a group of companies. However, in practice, to establish peace within the company and to sustain the existence of the company, the provisions about the squeezing out of a partner of a joint-stock company for a just cause should be regulated in the law.&nbsp;

Thoughts on the Squeeze-out Right: Appraisal Payment in a Group of Companies and Exclusion of a  Partner in a Joint-Stock Company

Uğur

The aim of the execution proceedings regarding claims for money is to pay the amount of money owed to the creditor by encashing the seized assets. Although the creditor has no right to request a seizure unless the proceeding is legally executable, the creditor’s right has to be exercised within a period of one year starting from the date of notification of a default summon. Furthermore, in case of an objection or action, the time limit stands still until the final judgment about the matter has been handed down, i.e., res judicata. However, there is a lack of clarity as to the exact moment for pausing the time limit based on the objection and action; in other words, when will the period for requesting a seizure be suspended?There are opinions and court decisions that support that the moment of the debtor’s objection and request for a seizure standstill should be the moment the creditor applies or sues for the annulment of the objection. Another view, which is originated from the time period to sue for annulment of the objection, suggests that the moment of the notification of the objection delivered to the creditor should be accepted as the starting moment of the one-year period. Some court decisions seem to support this point of view.However, there is some ambiguity as to the precise meaning of the legal terms objection and action. If they are interpreted as the debtor’s objection, the action remains meaningless; if they are interpreted as the creditor’s choice to eliminate the debtor’s objection, then the objection seems unnecessary. The second view suggests that the term objection should be understood as the objection of the creditor against the objection of the debtor. In other words, the period to request a seizure, starting from the date of notification to the debtor, will be suspended when the creditor makes his/her objection against the objection of the debtor in enforcement courts. This option which is available to the creditor is regulated under Article 68 and 68/a of the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Code. According to this view, the other choice that the creditor has is to sue for the annulment of the objection in a general court, which is regulated under Article 67 and referred to as an action in Article 78 regulating the period to request seizure. This interpretation is meaningful and suitable to the letter of law.Meanwhile, accepting the period to request a suspension of the seizure as the moment the creditor applies or sues for the annulment of objection causes another problem. The time limitation to apply or sue for the annulment of objection starts from the date of notification of the debtor’s objection to the creditor; consequently, it becomes possible that the debtor’s objection can be annulled, but the seizure cannot be requested after the annulment. This conclusion does not seem right.&nbsp;A third opinion is that the moment the notification of objection is delivered to the creditor should be accepted as the starting point of the one-year period for both requesting the seizure and the annulment of the debtor’s objection. However, because this last opinion is in contradiction with the clear letter of the law, which expresses that the time limit of the right to request a seizure starts with the notification of a default summons, it can be said that the opinions supporting the moment the creditor applies or sues for the annulment of objection should be accepted as the moment the time limit to request a seizure standstill. This notwithstanding, it is necessary to amend the law regarding the right to request a seizure to minimize possible problems and conform to previous related legal amendments. Hence, we argue that the appropriate amendment is to begin calculating the period for the right to request a seizure only after the creditor gains the right to request a seizure, which is the moment the execution proceeding is legally executable.&nbsp;

Period to Request Seizure in Case of Objection to Execution Process

Tolga

Assoc. Prof.

Necdet

As a constitutional mandate, the legal decision-makers in Turkey have a clear obligation to directly implement certain international norms in the domestic law system. The meaning and scope of this obligation have been subject to broad debate. However, the practical aspect of this implementation has been mostly overlooked. Against this backdrop, this article focuses on the practical challenges in implementing international law in the domestic law system. In this regard, there are three major problems. The first is the problem of finding the appropriate international norm. Like other modern states, Turkey’s international legal obligations are fast increasing, and these usually carry human rights aspects. It is unrealistic to expect all decision-makers to be familiar with all aspects of a significant number of international obligations. While international treaties ratified by Turkey are, as a rule, published in the Official Gazette, the decisions of the treaty bodies are not. These decisions are hard to find since the websites of treaty bodies are highly complicated, especially for those not particularly familiar with their systems. This article suggests that the problem may be solved by introducing an online commentary that captures the essence of all relevant international norms while being written from a national law perspective. Another useful step to address this problem would be introducing a transparent mechanism to examine the legislative, executive, and judicial organs’ levels of compliance with the international norms. The second problem is related to the first but reflects a different challenge for the decision-maker: that official translations of certain international treaties include several errors. Some of these translation errors are important enough to negatively affect the decisions. Whether a Turkish judge or a legal practitioner can use their linguistic proficiencies to rectify such mistakes is not clear. Our solution to this is included in our solution to the third problem, which is the difficulty of understanding and implementing the treaty body decisions made in a foreign language. As mentioned, most of these decisions are not translated into Turkish, and it is not clear whether Turkish judges and prosecutors can directly implement a treaty body decision made in a foreign language by resorting to their linguistic proficiencies. In this article, four different ways of implementing international norms made in a&nbsp;foreign language in domestic law are examined: a) the decision-makers making use of their linguistic proficiencies; b) resorting to a certified translator; c) resorting to a court expert’s report; and d) asking for an official translation from the relevant ministry. While it is acknowledged that all of these methods are applicable, each has its disadvantages. This problem can be addressed by resorting to the iura novit curia principle. If the national decision-makers have the language proficiency they need to understand and implement the international norms in question, they should be allowed to use this knowledge. It is thus argued that the principle of iura novit curia (“the judge knows the law”) applies to international law. If the judges in question do know the international law, they should be free to implement the law without having to ask for a translation from the ministry, a certified translator, or a court’s expert. For others who do not have sufficient linguistic proficiency, the relevant international norms should be translated into Turkish. Ideally, it is argued, an autonomous and independent national human rights institution accredited as complying with the Paris Principles should undertake this task. Accordingly, the structure and functioning of the Turkish Human Rights and Equality Institution, the yet-to-be-accredited national human rights institution in Turkey, should be reformed following the Paris Principles.&nbsp;

Practical Challenges in Implementing Human Rights Treaties in National Law: Problems of Finding and  Translating Relevant International Norms

In this article, I will try to explain the transformation of the theory of sovereignty and modern international law, through the perspectives offive famoustheoreticians.In this way, the emergence of today’s international law system may be better understood and the predictions for the future will be more tenable. The international legal system that exists today is based on a system called European Public Law, which regulates relations between modern states. Thus, choosing the phrase “modern law of nations” for the title of the study emphasizes this point.The development of modernity in political science can be explained from two different contexts. One is the sociological/historical plane that presents the facts, and the second is the theoretical plane. Theoretical explanations are given in this study. The key concept in understanding the modern state from an intellectual point of view is sovereignty. It is the name given to the modern interpretation of the legitimacy relationship on which political power is based. In the Middle Ages, the legitimacy of power was derived from external or divine principles. With its development over time, the concept of sovereignty brought a completely nonreligious understanding of politics. Auctoritas and potestas were united in one hand, and this emerging structure became permanent and absolute.Machiavelli, in his work Il Principe, is not interested in what should be related to politics and distances himself from the a priori judgments of medieval political thought. Legitimacy is identified with politics and the practice that ensures the retention of power is legitimate to the extent that it serves this purpose. In this respect, there is no need to seek further legitimacy. Bodin sees the element of continuity that Machiavelli could not. He defines the République/State as the lawfull government of many families and what is common to them by the sovereign power. Sovereignty is inherent in the state, and this distinguishes the state from other forms of community. According to Bodin, sovereignty is absolute and cannot be limited by any other power; it is perpetual, being isolated from the body of the sovereign; is one, indivisible and inalienable. Suárez, on the other hand, comes up with the idea of twostage empowerment. For him, political power is given primarily to society by God— which is the first empowerment. Society decides for itself how to use this power, and whether the democratic structure is maintained or transferred to a monarch or an aristocratic structure―which is the second empowerment. The social contract theory is thus empowered by placing the public between auctoritas and potestas.Each of these new sovereign structures, which do not need external legitimacy and whose legitimacy originates from itself, manifests sovereignty in various ways, both internally and externally. A set of rules is needed to define the relationships in this emerging new system of modern states. International law regulates this area. The&nbsp;subjects of this legal system are equal structures. Three theoreticians, thinking of international law in the modern sense, have drawn the basic framework that remains relevant today.In his Relectiones Theologicae, Vitoria reinterpreted the concept of jus gentium, which came from Roman law and which consisted of regulating legal matters between Roman citizens and foreigners. He envisaged a new system that can today be called the “law of peoples.” What is at issue in Vitoria is the establishment of applicable rules between all nations, peoples, or tribes of the world, which is also different from the system of international law in the modern sense. He views this, particularly through the Spanish discoveries and relations with the natives, and constructs his thoughts on the theory of just war.Suárez also uses the term jus gentium, but this concept will now be drawn into positive boundaries. In De Legibus, the theoretician reveals the difference of jus gentium from other disciplines. He even distinguishes different uses of jus gentium and concludes that jus gentium is a legal discipline that different societies and nations have to follow in their relations with each other. Thus, the ideas of this famous theologian subsist in the international law of modern times. He cites the law of war, slavery, peace treaties, and ceasefires as examples of the issues this principle regulates. Moreover, Suárez distinguishes jus gentium from natural law in that it is subject to the consent and therefore can be changed.The Dutch writer, Grotius, fulfills the task of compiling and systematically explaining the views of early writers, such as Vitoria and Suárez, and others, like Balthazar Ayala and Alberico Gentili, who will be mentioned only by name in the study. In his comprehensive work of international law, De Jure Belli ac Pacis Libri Tres, Grotius dealt with broad issues from legal theory, just war, sovereignty to property, liability law, and the law of war. He also now understands jus gentium as rules based on the consent of sovereign modern states and which regulates the relations between them.As a result, the state-like structures of the Middle Ages evolved into sovereign states with modernity, jus gentium, one of the unique premodernity legal disciplines, transformed into international law, which regulates interstate relations in the modern sense.&nbsp;

The Development of the Theory of Sovereignty and the Modern Law of Nations from  Machiavelli to Grotius

Ömer

Prof.

Hakkı

Instructor

Personal rights entail the absolute rights a person has over their body and property that make up their personality. Personality rights recognize individuals as physical and spiritual beings and allow them to enjoy their sense of existence; these rights are protected to various degrees in different countries. The human-oriented nature of laws makes the regulations regarding personal rights and legal status even more important. The impact of this importance reveals itself not only in private law but also in all other legal areas. The first and most important feature of personality rights are that they are absolute rights. Other features of personality rights are that they involve the rights of personal property and are closely dependent on the individual. The principle of limited independent variety does not apply to personal rights, and things such as a person’s life, health, bodily integrity, title, visage, photograph, honor and dignity, voice, and living space are considered within the scope of personality rights. With regard to German Law, the presence of a general personality right can be mentioned that covers all aspects of personality and can be accepted as a source from which concrete, private personality rights arise spontaneously. The general personality right guaranteed by Grundgesetz [Basic Law/GG] § 1 is regulated in the Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch [Civil Law Book/BGB] § 823/1 as a fundamental norm in tort law. Basic norms regarding the protection of personality in Swiss privacy law appear in the Zivilgesetzbuch [Swiss Civil Codes/ZGB] Articles 27 and 28 These appear as general articles that should be specified in terms of personal rights andprotections. The concept of general personality rights cannot be mentioned with regard to English Law, whose legal system was largely developed on the basis of individual cases and case law. In terms of English Law, personal rights and their violations and protections are evaluated within the scope of tort law. Titles and honorifics are the general name given to all the forms parties use to address one another during mutual conversations and generally show a sign of respect. Honorifics are obligatorily used among people of a certain status and are extremely important for the development and smooth progress of social relations. However, as the degree of status inequality between people changes and familiarity increases, honorifics and any other titles are seen to be avoided. The honorifics that are used also reveal an effect in terms of establishing the connection to the language society uses with regard to social events. An individual’s reputation can be considered as an aspect of personality rights. Reputation arises from the fact that a person is just a human being and involves the values that embody that person in society in terms of moral value judgments. In addition, everyone has equal dignity and respectability. In this regard, a connection can be established between an individual’s reputation and the honorific used to address them. Based on all of these facts, this study believes that evaluating and linking honorifics to the social personality rights that are considered alongside an individual’s dignity and reputation to be appropriate. However, despite this relationship between honorifics and personality rights, points are also found where these things differ from each other. To abstain from using the honorifics that are generally used as a sign of respect in a society or to use slang or mockery to address an individual may constitute a violation of personal rights. However, while making this determination, each situation needs to be evaluated internally as well as through its dynamics. Inother words, things should be taken into account such as an individual’s position, social status, and the surrounding order of events. If some of the titles or honorifics used involve slangs or sarcasm, a violation of personal rights may occur here as well due to the ability this can have to damage a person’s social reputation.

Are Honorifics a Personal Right?

Deniz

Settlement procedures in competition law involve a method based on the principle of obtaining reduced fines and reaching an agreement regarding specific measures in return for accepting liability that they have committed the violation under investigation and giving up certain rights granted to them, thus allowing for the early termination of the investigation. The settlement mechanism was adopted in Turkish law through the amendments made to Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition through Law No. 7246 After these amendments, the Settlement Regulation entered into force by being published in the Official Gazette on July 15, 2021 in order to determine the procedures and principles of the settlement mechanism. Shortly after, the Turkish Competition Board and parties to the proceedings provided the first examples. The settlement mechanism is primarily related to the enforcement policy and has an expanding effect on the competencies of the Turkish Competition Board. Therefore, the mechanism deserves to be examined in detail. Based on this matter’s importance, the current article will discuss the settlement mechanism, which is a new institution in Turkish competition law. While doing so, the article will examine the Settlement Regulation comparatively with two other sets of regulations. The first is the Draft Settlement Regulation, which was opened to public opinion prior to the final version of the Settlement Regulation. The article will assess the change in provisions between the two regulations, as well as the legal consequences that may result. The second comparison occurs with the regulations in the European Union competition law, which were taken as a general example when creating the regulations in the Turkish competition law. Even though these regulations are broadly similar, they have some fundamental differences, and the article will reveal its findings and opinions in this regard. The article consists of five sections. The first heading under Section 1 will explain the meaning of settlement in competition law. The second heading will present the concept of hybrid settlements and the relevant main procedural and legal problems. The article will discuss in this context whether hybrid settlements violate the presumption of innocence of the non-settling parties in light of the decisions made in the European Union. Section 2 will explain how the settlement mechanism has been designed in Turkish law through all its phases. This same section will also discuss the constitutionality of the Settlement Regulation regarding closing the right to seek legal remedy as a result of the settlement. The article considers this provision to possibly contradict the principle of the rule of law in Article 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye (1982), as well as the right to legal remedies in Article 36 of the Constitution. Meanwhile, the article will also mention what changes occurred between the DraftSettlement Regulation that had been opened to public opinion prior to the Settlement Regulation and the final version of the Settlement Regulation. This study finds that some important legal assumptions can be made from this assessment. For example, the article holds the opinion that the parties to the proceedings can be argued to be able to seek legal remedies in terms of the elements removed from the content of the settlement submission. Section 2 will additionally examine all the settlement decisions the Turkish Competition Board have given.Section 3 will examine settlement procedure in the European Union, with the first heading under Section 3 discussing the purpose of introducing settlement procedure in the European Union and comparing this to the purpose in Turkish law. The second heading under Section 3 will analyze settlement practices in the European Union. In this context, the article will first assess whether settlement procedure is widely used in the European Union in light of statistical data. This same heading will also examine the cooperation procedure used for violations other than cartels in the European Union. The third heading under Section 3 will explain settlement procedure in the European Union through all its phases. While doing so, the articlewill mention the differences the European Union’s settlement procedure have with Türkiye’s Settlement Regulation. One of the most important differences is seen to be that the European Union allows legal remedies to be sought against a given settlement decision. Therefore, this article will also examine examples where settlement decisions had been appealed in the European Union. Section 4 discusses the relationship between the settling and non-settling parties. In this context, it will examine whether a settlement violates the principle of equaltreatment for the non-settling parties by referring to precedents in the European Union. Section 5 finishes by evaluating the consequences of the settlement mechanism from the perspective of private law.

Settlement Mechanism In Competition Law

Furkan

Turkish law has two types of co-authorship structures (i.e., authorship of a compound work and joint authorship) that are regulated in Articles 9 and 10 of the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works (LIAW, 1951) No. 5846. Unlike works subject to joint authorship, a compound work can be divided into parts without deteriorating the work. Ordinary partnership provisions in the Turkish Code of Obligation (TCO, 2012) No. 6098 are applied analogously to both authorships of compound works and joint authorships in the matters not regulated under LIAW. 	Based on Paragraph 2 of Article 9 in LIAW, as long as the authorship of a compound work continues, authors may apply to the court against the one who objects to a transaction related to the compound work. If the objecting author cannot prove just cause, the court decision replaces the consent of the objector. From this perspective, termination of authorship of a compound work means that the authors can no longer be compelled to utilize their own contribution in the compound work. On the other hand, copyrights arising from authorship of a created and still existent compound work should be noted to continue, because the compound work is based on both the agreement of the authors and the de facto act, or Realakt in German. Therefore, in case of an infringement against an existent compound work, authors may still demand prevention or halting of the infringement, as well as claim compensation. With regard to making transactions related to a compound work, however, authors can no longer claim or force each other based on Article 9 in LIAW. 	As previously mentioned regarding termination, ordinary partnership provisions in the TCO are applied analogously. In this regard, if authors decide upon a fixed period of time or certain limitation (e.g., a one-time edition of a book) regarding a compound work, the compound authorship terminates upon completion. Prior to this, the compound authorship may be terminated by applying to the court on the basis of just cause. If the authors have not decided upon any limitation regarding the term of a compound work, one of the authors may give a notice of termination or apply to the court demanding immediate termination with just cause. According to Article 640 of the TCO, the termination of a compound authorship goes into effects after six months have passed since the notice of termination. 	In order to remove a section belonging to one of the authors of a compound work, all authors of the compound work must agree to this. Nevertheless, in some cases, the court may order the removal of a section belonging to one of authors upon the application of the other authors based on Article 9 of LIAW. For instance, when one of the authors objects to updating a book according to the new TCO or is unable to update the book, the other authors may apply to the court. If the objector cannot prove just cause, the court should order the section belonging to the objector to be removed, because the court cannot order the author to update that author’s section in the book. And also, one author may demand his part be removed by court order by relying on just cause. 	If one of the authors of a compound work dies, the financial rights respective to this section pass on to the deceased’s heirs. Heirs cannot be removed from the union. Furthermore, one of the authors may analogously waive the financial rights regarding that author’s section in accordance with Article 60 of LIAW, provided that this harms neither the compound work nor the other authors. Upon waiving this right, that author’s permission will no longer be required for utilizing financial rights related to that compound work. 	Joint authorship arises ipso jure with the creation of the work and ends with the expiration of the preservation period or the destruction of the work. Consequently, terminating a joint authorship is not possible by notice of termination or by court decision with just cause, as the provisions in the TCO regarding the termination of ordinary partnerships are not suited to the structure of a joint authorship. 	Paragraph 3 of Article 639 in the TCO, which is regarding termination of an ordinary partnership in the event of a partner’s share being liquidated through compulsory execution unless otherwise agreed, cannot be applied to joint authorship, as joint authorship cannot be liquidated due to the lack of any liquidation shares. The results concerning the death of one of the authors in a joint authorship are also specifically regulated in Article 64 of the LIAW. Additionally, one of the authors may waive financial rights in favor of the other author or authors. In this case, the rights of the others will be expanded.

Terminating and Leaving a Union in Co-Authorship

Halil

Basic knowledge about nomina transscripticia, among the literal contracts in the contractus system of Roman law, has been gathered from Gaius’ Institutiones and other literary works. Based on these texts, this article analyzes the main features and components of nomina transscripticia as a literal contract within its historical background as well as its process of emergence and disappearance. This literal contract was unable to achieve widespread usage because it had begun being used in the period when the verbal formalist structure of early law had started to cease due to the emergence of consensual contracts. Literal contracts have advantages over verbal contracts in some aspects, such as being able to be established at a distance, not being in need to be stated with words according to certain patterns and being able to be used to validate contracts for those with hearing and speech impediments. However, literal contracts have become useless compared to consensual contracts that can be formed through consensus only. Entries for the formation of nomina transscripticia were inscribed in a ledger called codex accepti et expensi. Whether the double-entry accounting technique was applied while keeping this ledger is a matter of controversy. In this regard, however, the prevailing view is that the ledger was filled out using two complementary entries, with the second one demonstrating that the previous debt had been eliminated. Nomina transscripticia is an institution of ius civile, and a contractus protected by actio that burdens one party with a monetary debt. Gaius mentioned two types of nomina transscripticia in his book Institutiones: nomina transscripticia are in personam and nomina transscripticia a persona in personam. When executing the nomina transscripticia a re in personam, a debt that had arisen from a consensual contract would be transformed into an obligation arising from a literal contract, thus resulting in a contract that has iudicia stricti iuris. Besides, when executing nomina transscripticia a persona in personam, the debtor changes, a new debtor goes into the debt and creditor has iudicia stricti iuris against new debtor. Within the contextof both types of this contract, the previous debt is hypothetically eliminated as if the payment had been made, but no actual payment has occurred. Monetary debt, arising from a legal ground such as a sale is deemed to be lent to the same person as

Nomina Transscripticia as a Literal Contract in Roman Law

Özge Ceren

Article 28 of the Law on Payment and Securities Settlement Systems, Payment Services, and Electronic Money Institutions (Law No. 6493, 2013) penalizes engagement in such activities as being an unauthorized system operator, payment institution, or electronic money institution, as well as leaving the impression of being a system operator, payment institution, or electronic money institution without proper authorization. The legal value that is preserved by punishing these crimes is the stability and security of the financial system. Anyone who commits the act described in the law can be judged a perpetrator of these crimes, with the victim being every member of society. The crime regulated in Paragraph 1 of Article 28 involves the act of engaging in activities such as being a system operator, payment institution or electronic money institution without obtaining the required permissions in accordance with Law No. 6493. The crime regulated in Paragraph 2 of Article 28 involves the act of using words and/or phrases that leave the impression that they are engaged in activity as a system operator, payment institution, or electronic money institution in relation to trade names, any type of documentation, announcement, and/or advertisement, or public statement without having obtained the required permissions in accordance with Law No. 6493. The crimes regulated in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 28 can only be committed with direct intent, because particular emphasis about illegality is placed on the legal definition with the expression “without obtaining the necessary permissions in accordance with Law No. 6493,” with crimes committed by negligence not being regulated by Law No. 6493. Additionally, the permission clause mentioned in the definition of the crimes involve the principle of typicality. For this reason, the intention of the perpetrator must also involve the issue of permission, which also pertains to the principle of typicality. Therefore, any misuse regarding the obligation to obtain permission should be considered an elemental error. Therefore, such a situation should be stated as eliminating the intent of the perpetrator. In addition, a perpetrator cannot be punished should they have not taken the necessary attention and care and thus made an elemental error. This is due to Law No. 6493 not regulating crimes that are committed by negligence.The offense of engaging in activities such as being a system operator, payment institution, or electronic money institution without proper authorization as regulated in Paragraph 1 of Article 28 of Law No. 6493 is an uninterrupted crime. For this reason, the provisions regarding an attempt at this crime may be applied up until the completion of the crime. Meanwhile, attempting to leave the impression of being an unauthorized system operator, payment institution, or electronic money institution can be considered an offense if the act can be divided into parts. An implied primary-auxiliary norm relationship exists between the two crimes regulated in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 28 of Law No. 6493. Therefore, perpetrators who have committed the two crimes regulated in these paragraphs should only be punished for the crime in Paragraph 1. Otherwise, if the act constitutes one of the crimes regulated in the Turkish Penal Code as well as one of the crimes regulated in Law No. 6493, the provisions of Law No. 6493 as the special case law must be applied when the same legal value has been violated. Therefore, this situation also applies to Article 28 of Law No. 6493. In addition, the crimes regulated in Article 28 of Law No. 6493 are optional crimes. As a result, committing only one of the optional acts of these crimes will be sufficient for the completion of that crime. The offense of engaging in activities such as being a system operator, payment institution, or electronic money institution without the required authorization as regulated in Paragraph 1 of Article 28 in Law No. 6493 calls for imprisonment from one year to three years and a judicial fine of up to 5,000 days, while the offence of leaving the impression of being a system operator, payment institution, or electronic money institution without the required authorization as regulated in Paragraph 2 of Article 28 in Law No. 6493 calls for imprisonment from one year to three years and a judicial fine of up to 5,000 days. If either of these two crimes are committed within a workplace, the decision may be made to close this workplace for two to six months or, in the case of recurrence, to be shut down permanently.

The Offense of Unauthorized Engagement in Activities such as System Operator, Payment Institution, or Electronic Money Institution

Mustafa

The rule stating that a person may only be elected as the President of the Republic for a maximum of two terms as regulated in Paragraph 2 of Article 101 of the Constitution as amended by Law No. 6771 in 2017 has raised the question of whether or not presidential elections held during the term of the parliamentary system of government should be taken into account while implementing this rule. This question was analyzed by Prof. Dr. Mustafa Şentop in his article titled “The Rule of ‘Being Elected as President of the Republic for Two Terms at Most’ in the Executive Presidential System” which was published on March 2022 (Şentop, 2022). In that article, it has been put forth that the parliamentary period should not be taken into account while implementing Paragraph 2 of Article 101 of the Constitution during the presidential system of government, departing from the meaning given to that paragraph according to the legal interpretation methods and also from the principles concerning the application ratione temporis to of statutes. On the other hand, a paper titled “On the Constitutional Rule of Being Elected as the President of the Republic for two terms at most”, which was published by Kemal Başak on September 2022 (Başak, 2022), criticized the assessments made in the previous article, arguing that presidential elections held during the term of the parliamentary system of government should be taken into account while implementing the same rule.The purpose of this article is to examine Başak’s (2022) paper, without making a fresh assessment of Article 101 of the Constitution and to seek an answer to the question of whether or not the objections put forward in Başak’s paper legally invalidate the findings of the previous article (Şentop, 2022) regarding the meaning, the scope and the manner of the application ratione temporis of Article 101 of the Constitution. In this regard, the reason for examining Başak’s paper here as a separate academic article on the same legal matter is the fact that Başak’s (2022) paper&nbsp;provides an extensive summary of the opinions of academicians as well as politicians who expressed the view that, regardless of the change in the governmental system, all presidential elections should be taken into consideration while applying Article 101 of the Constitution, which has been the focal point of the public debate on the matter.&nbsp;The views put forward in Başak’s (2022) paper are based on the presupposition that the constitutional rule regarding a person’s ability to be elected as the President of the Republic for a maximum of two terms was not amended by Law No. 6771 in 2017. The current paper thus, firstly examines this presupposition and seeks to answer the question of whether two separate Constitutional Articles were entered into force at separate times regarding the matter, as previously argued in Şentop’s (2022) article or whether only one Constitutional Article has been in force, as argued by Başak (2022). It is expected that the answer to this question, by determining whether the provision contained in Law no. 6771 of 2017 has a separate legal existence from the provision established by Article 4 of Law no. 5678 amending the Constitution in 2007, will provide a better understanding of the legal characteristic of the rule stating that a person may only be elected as the President of the Republic for a maximum of two terms. Thereafter, this article examines the legal validity of Başak’s (2022) objections with regard to Şentop’s (2022) assessments concerning the application ratione temporis of statutes, as well as the application of the literal and historical interpretation methods for determining the meaning of Paragraph 2 of Article 101 of the Constitution.”&nbsp;

The Rule of ‘Being Elected as President of the Republic for Two Terms at Most’ in the Executive Presidential System - 2

Cüneyt

The Republic of Cyprus was actually established in 1960 as a state resulting from certain international treaties. The Republic of Cyprus was established based on the equal partnership of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. Another feature of the Republic of Cyprus was that it had limited powers. Additionally, the Republic of Cyprus was organized as a form of functional federalism. The treaties that established the Republic of Cyprus and the 1960 Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus were very important as they gave Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots the right to separate representation and quotas in the state administration. Unfortunately, this state only survived for three years. After 1963, the ethnic conflicts between Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots began and continued until 1974, when Türkiye intervened in the island based on its right to function as a guarantor. After this intervention, the Turkish Cypriots first unilaterally declared the Turkish Cypriot Federated State. The efforts to bring the Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots together on the island and the negotiations between the two communities were ongoing, but no conclusion was reached at the end of these negotiations. On November 15, 1983, the parliament of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus made the unanimous decision to declare their independence and establish the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. After 1974, the Greek Administration of Southern Cyprus began governing only the southern part of Cyprus. Greek Cypriot authorities took the properties of the Turkish Cypriots that had been left behind under the control of foundations under the Guardianship Law. These properties continued to belong to Turkish Cypriots but were controlled by foundations. The new Greek Cypriot users of the related properties who’d migrated from the north were not given the ownership of these properties. Just because the property policy of the Greek Administration of Southern Cyprus is more appreciated by the international community does not mean their policy is perfect. Violations of the property rights of Turkish Cypriots are seen to have occurred regarding certain fundamental points, the first of these being the non-immediate payment of expropriated properties. Another violation involves the properties leased under the Guardianship Law not requiring the consent of the Turkish Cypriotowners for lease agreements. The rental income obtained from these properties also does not get paid to the Turkish Cypriot owners. Similar to the expropriation costs, the statement has been made that the rental costs will be paid upon reaching a comprehensive settlement regarding the island. Meanwhile, the fact that the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus authorities has given ownership rights to those who left their properties in south Cyprus as well as to the immigrants who came to the island is one point where the international community has criticized Turkish Cypriots. After Turkish Armed Forces’ second military intervention for maintaining peace and security on the island, Varosha was declared a military zone and left closed to resettlement. Afterward, Varosha started to be known as a ghost city. Varosha is actually within the borders of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, but its legal status is perceived to be unclear just because it has remained closed to settlement. Before the region was opened to visitors in 2020, only those with special permission, UN officials, and members of the Turkish Armed Forces were allowed to enter the region. The population of Varosha was stated to have been 34,700 people before 1974, of which 29,700 were Greek Cypriots and the remaining population was predominantly Armenian, Maronite, British, and other ethnic groups. Currently, the sovereignty in Varosha belongs to the Turkish Republic of NorthernCyprus authorities, and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Türkiye are located in this region. The inhabitants of Varosha before being closed to settlement in 1974 are known to have been predominantly Greek Cypriots. Part of Varosha was opened to civilian visits 46 years later with consensus from Republic of Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Ersin Tatar. Following this, President Erdoğan announced during his visit to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on July 19-20, 2021 that Varosha would be reopened to settlement, after which President Tatar stated that 3.5% of Varosha would be returned to its owners through the Immovable Property Commission and that the 3.5% of this area would lose its status as a military zone. This partial initiative regarding Varosha actually means that the Greek Cypriots who’d been residents of Varosha before 1974 can benefit from exchanges, compensations, or restitutions if they apply to the Immovable Property Commission. The international community expects that the initiatives regarding Varosha must involve the return of former residents, and clearly the Turkish Cypriots have no other goal than this. Having the Turkish Cypriots announce to the international communitymore strongly that the aims of this partial reopening do not exceed this goal would be appropriate. Varosha poses some other problems as well, especially in terms of the various property right claims of Cyprus Foundations Administration as the records dating from July 20, 1974 regarding Varosha indicate Greek Cypriots as property owners. The Cyprus Foundations Administration should prioritize its claims with evidence, both internationally and nationally.

The Varosha Dispute: The Partial Opening Initiative and the United Nations’ Approach and Evaluation of the Issue of Property

Çağla

French administrative law has had an impact on the organization of Turkish administrative law and its structure. Nonetheless, significant differences have arisen between the two legal systems due to regulations on the organization, duties, powers, and functioning of local authorities. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between local authorities and central government in French law and the evolution of decentralization with regards to the French centralization policy in terms of administrative law by taking into consideration the amendments adopted into the French constitution by Law No. 2022-217 (in force since February 2022). The study is limited to the principles guaranteed by the French Constitution of 1958 and the enacted laws. The study has omitted legislation on overseas and special-status territorial communities, including Corsica, from its scope as they include exceptional rules that do not reflect the main features of the relationship between local authorities and the central government. 	The study first focuses on the term collectivité territoriale [territorial communities], with territorial referring to the centralization policy, while the term administration is not used in any way. The change to concept of local community as a term into a territorial community with the French Constitutional Amendments of 2003 is seen to have been not a coincidence but a clear indication of the dominance of France’s tradition of centralization. 	The second part of the study analyzes the evolution of the decentralization policy in the shadow of centralization, particularly in light of Law No. 2022-217 enacted in February 2022. The decentralization policy hadn’t taken place in the French Constitution of 1958 until an amendment in 2003. Until then, the principle of territorial communities’ free administration assured the administrative autonomy by local authorities instead of the central government. 3 	Another principle supporting the administrative autonomy of local authorities in French law is the clause of general competence that takes its roots from the Municipal Code of 1884. Article 72/2 of the Constitution mentions that territorial communities may make decisions regarding all matters arising under powers that can best be exercised at their level. This disposition has been adopted to comply with the principle of subsidiarity in the next step of constitutionalizing decentralization that occurred in 2003. Within the context of the regulations adopted to empower local authorities in 1982, the general clause regarding the scope of application of competences was expanded to include district, departmental, and regional authorities. In the following years, only district authorities remained within this scope. The differentiation principle, being the greatest innovation of Law No. 2022-217, appears to have avoided the negative effects of excluding departmental and regional authorities from being able to take advantage of the general clause of competence. This law was prepared on the basis of the conclusions from the Great National Debate of 2019 following the intense social events known as the Yellow Vest Protests. 	The third part of this study focuses on the organization and functioning of local authorities regarding the relationship between local authorities and the central government. The decentralization policy has clearly gained power since 1982, especially by being constitutionalized in 2003. Nonetheless, local authorities have yet to prevail against the central government. Indeed, the elected communé [community] mayors still have a hierarchical relationship with the central government in certain areas. Because no minimum population condition exists for their establishment, nearly 35,000 commune authorities are found in France. Hence, they are in a situation where some of them cannot even give local public services due to a lack of resources. These services are instead provided by public establishments for cooperation between local authorities. Even though some regulations have been adopted to expand the competencies of departmental and regional authorities, their exclusion from the scope of the clause of general competency has continued to produce negative effects alongside the limited financial resources. Although Law No. 2022-217 had been adopted as a result of the debates arising from previous social events, scholars mention that has not brought as many changes as expected for strengthening decentralization. 	The fourth part of the study concerns the administrative control powers the central government has over local authorities. These powers are explained on the grounds of protecting general public interest in the face of local public interest or as the continuity of public services. Nevertheless, governors’ administrative supervisory competency over local authorities’ actions has been replaced by an institution of prefectural application for judicial review, which enables the governor to apply to the competent First Instance Court regarding any illegalities arising from the concerned administrative actions or contracts. Supervision as a term has been removed from the 4 	Constitution with the amendments of 2003, with the term of administrative control having taken its place. However, the regulations regarding the central government’s administrative supervision over local authorities still exist, as well as those concerning the power of substitution. Consequently, the central government still has significant powers over local authorities. The study has been unable to conclude the local authorities or the policy of decentralization in France to have built up a strong position over centralization, even after decentralization had been constitutionalized in 2003.

Local Authorities in French Law Regarding Their Relationship with Central Government

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One of the principles that Civil Procedure Law based on is the “dispositional control of the parties principle”. Under this principle, parties’ have the right solve private law disputes according to their dispositions. Under the principle, dispute parties are free to decide choose or not to choose litigation as way of resolution. Principle also covers to end the dispute by an settlement (in principle). One of the dispute ending options under the principle is the parties settlement agreement. Settlement agreement, generally, is an agreement in which parties agree to ending the dispute with mutual compromise. In other words, it can be also defined as an agreement in which parties completely or partially ending the dispute mutually. Settlement agreement, regulated as an stand alone regulation for the first time in the Article 313/1 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) numbered 6100. Under the Article, settlement agreement means that the parties agreement on to ending the dispute completely or partially in an outstanding case. This definition only covers the in-judicial settlement. Because the definition requires a settlement in front of the court. Out of judicial/court settlement is not regulated under the CCP. Because, this kind of settlement fall in the area of the Turkish Code of Obligations. Out of judicial settlement is an agreement out of the court in which the parties agreed to end the dispute completely or partially at mutual interest point they considered. There is no necessity of an outstanding ongoing case process at this point. Additionally, an ongoing trial process would not affect the out of judicial settlement. It is needed a transformation of the out of judicial settlement to an in-judicial settlement to affect an ongoing trial at the same dispute. Out of judicial settlement is an substantive law agreement. This agreement is fall in the provisions (General Provisions) of the Turkish Code of Obligations. Out of judicial settlement agreement is not be need to be made in written because of the “freedom as to form” principle of the Turkish Code of Obligations. If the out of judicial settlement transformed to an in-judicial settlement it could affect an ongoing trial at the same dispute. Parties convey the out of judicial settlement to the court and then court get in record the agreement. After that moment, out of judicial settlement is evaluated as an in-judicial settlement. It is not needed that the whole provisions of the out of judicial settlement to get in recorded in the trial documents. Article 315/1 of the CCP regulates the provisions on effects and solutions of settlement agreements. Under this provisions when the out of judicial settlement transformed to an in-judicial settlement it would has the same legal power and&nbsp;solutions of it. The first solution of this transformation is the ending of existing dispute, in other words ending of the existing court trial. The second important outcome of the in-judicial settlement agreement is that it would have the same legal effect of final court decision. In-judicial settlement has an important another legal effect that it would has the power of the final court decisions under the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Code Article 38. If the out of judicial settlement transformed to an in-judicial settlement it would has the same affect as well.

Out of Judicial Settlement and Its Effect on Trial

Involvement of persons with disabilities in business life is extremely important – just as much as in their access to education and health services - and in their enjoyment of social protection because unemployment makes individuals becoming unemployed feel like they are useless. Involvement of persons with disabilities in business life, and pursuing the same eliminates the social effects caused by the risk of unemployment. In addition, working persons with disabilities benefit from social insurance protection based on their work, and thus a decrease occurs in the expenses made for persons with disabilities from the social security budget. While the policies relevant to persons with disabilities started with passive policies such as protecting persons with disabilities, today they have transformed into active policies such as ensuring the complete participation of persons with disabilities in employment. In Turkey, the number of persons with disabilities recorded on the National Database on Persons with Disabilities is 2.461.828 for the first half of the year 2019. And the rate of participation of persons with disabilities in employment is 22.1 percent. When compared with the data for the EU and OECD, this number is very low. Thus, increasing the participation in employment of persons with disabilities is also among the objectives relevant to business life. When the legal regulations in Turkey are examined, it can be observed that rules relevant to the protection of persons with disabilities have taken place in Constitutional Law for the first time. According to Article 17 of Constitutional Law, everyone has the right to live, and to preserve and improve their material and moral presence. And, according to Article 49 of Constitutional Law, working is everyone’s right and obligation. The government takes the required measures to increase the standard of living of employees, protect the unemployed, and support working. The government’s actualization of this obligation is especially important in terms of persons with disabilities who are experiencing many difficulties in involvement in business life. For this reason, it is required that the government should take special measures for persons with disabilities, and to provide the work environment for them. Hence, in Article 50 of Constitutional Law, it has been emphasized that no one could be employed in works not conforming to their strength, and the rule of “the ones having physical and psychological insufficiency are distinctively protected in terms of working conditions” has been established. And the most basic law regarding persons with disabilities is the Law on Persons with Disabilities no 5378. This law intends that persons with disabilities should benefit from fundamental rights and freedoms, and to ensure their participation in social life under equal conditions with other individuals. Article 30 of Labour Law no 4857 regulates the details relevant to the liability of employers to employ persons&nbsp;with disabilities. Article 30 was regulated again in 2008, and new principles were established regarding the employment of persons with disabilities. In accordance with this, employers employing fifty or more employees in the workplace have to employ a specific number of persons with disabilities. When Article 30 of Labour Law is examined, it is observed that the straightforward quota method has been adopted regarding the employment of persons with disabilities. The quota determined within this scope is three percent for workplaces in the private sector, and four percent for workplaces in the public sector. It is required that the following conditions are present for liability of the employer to employ persons with disabilities to arise : i) The workplace’s inclusion in the scope of Labour Law, or Maritime Labour Law, ii) Employment of fifty or more employees in the workplace. In case of the presence of these conditions, the employers are required to employ persons with disabilities whose rate of disability is at least 40 percent. Persons with disabilities should be employed through the Turkish Employment Agency. But the employer may also employ a person with disabilities through his own means. In this case, it is required to inform the Turkish Employment Agency, and to have the person with disabilities recorded at the Agency. An administrative fine is imposed on the employer acting against the liability of employing persons with disabilities. Another method regarding the employment of persons with disabilities is the concept of sheltered employment. Briefly, this method is ensuring the employment of persons with disabilities – for whom it is difficult to bring them in business life - within the frame of special conditions. In this system, there are sheltered workplaces where the working environment is specifically arranged in order to ensure the employment of persons with disabilities. In Turkish Law, the principles of this subject have been regulated in the Law on Persons with Disabilities, and in a certain regulation issued on this subject. That Regulation first came into force in 2006, and it was renewed in 2013. Persons with disabilities who will be employed at sheltered workplaces, are not only persons with physical disabilities but persons with mental and psychological disabilities. In terms of acquiring the status of a sheltered workplace, some conditions have been sought by the Regulation. Above all, it is required that the workplace is one which holds the qualifications determined by the Regulation, and where at least eight persons with disabilities are employed. In addition, the ratio of the number of persons with disabilities who will be employed at a sheltered workplace to the number of total employees shouldn’t be less than seventy five percent. In the Regulation, the physical conditions and equipment that the sheltered workplace has to have (safety, traffic safety, fire protection etc.) were also specified. A specific part of the remunerations&nbsp;of the persons with disabilities being employed at sheltered workplaces is paid by the government. In Turkish law, amendments made in time in Article 30 of Labour Law being the basis of the liability of employing persons with disabilities, and especially the increase in incentives for the employers in private sector are deemed as proper regulations. Again, allowing the employers to find workers who will be employed by their own means is also among those steps which would facilitate employment. Certainly, considering the measures ensuring employment as incentives rather than a quota and fine method would be a more constructive approach.

The Liability of the Employer to Employ Disabled Employee

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Night work has been the subject of many discussions due to its contradictory nature to the biological structure of the human body. This attribute of night work requires that night work and day work should not be handled in the same way in the legal order. The developments in the field of Occupational Health and Safety Law, and the researches regarding the effects of night work on the human health, constantly demand the review and improvement of the regulations regarding night work. In this regard, the most important protective provision regarding the workers working at night could be the limit on the night working time. In accordance with the Article 69 (I) of the Labour Law No. 4857, “night” is defined as the period starting at the latest at 20.00 in the evening, and lasting at the earliest until 06.00 in the morning, which in any case lasts maximum eleven hours. Furthermore, in accordance with Article 69 (III), night work shall not exceed seven and a half hours. However, significant exceptions have been recently adopted to this rule. The amendment, enacted in 2015, allows employers in some sectors (private security, tourism and jobs related to healthcare) to demand night work in excess of seven and a half hours by obtaining written approval from the worker. It should be noted that the regulations concerning night work are particularly important regarding the work carried out by shift work. Taking into consideration the need for governing special procedures and principles on this subject, a regulation specifically on shift work has been issued, and exceptions to the rule on the limit of the night working time are also included in this regulation. In my opinion, the propriety of this change amendment is highly debatable. It can be argued that the service should continue uninterruptedly in the sectors mentioned in the Article (private security, tourism and jobs related to healthcare). However, the employment of the workers for longer periods is not the only way to ensure the continuity of the service. Although written approval of the worker enabling the night work in excess of seven and a half hours is stipulated, the worker-protective approach of the Labour Law which protects the workers even from themselves, especially on the issues regarding occupational health and safety should not be disregarded. It should also be noted that the Regulation on shift work also includes a statement which is not included in the text of the Labour Law. In the Regulation; it is prescribed that the workers employed by the subcontractor in the workplaces, where private security, tourism and health services are carried out, also fall under this scope. If the letter of the statement is followed; it could be concluded that all workers employed by the subcontractor in the health, tourism and private security sectors may be employed at night for more than seven and a half hours. However, it is clear that such an interpretation would be incompatible with the exception regulated in the Labour&nbsp;Law. The provision of the regulation should be interpreted in a manner to cover subcontractor workers who are employed in the sectors referred to in the Labour Law, specifically in cases where subcontracted work is carried out with respect to these sectors. It has been concluded that the recent changes in the field of night work constitute a reversal in terms of workers’ rights. It is clear that the continuity of the services without disruption can be also maintained by increasing the number of shifts. Furthermore, I would like to draw attention to the fact that the regulations regarding night work are quite disorganized. In this regard, it may be suggested that all the rules regarding night work should fall into a single regulation. As a result, it may be stated that there is a need for the review of the regulations on night work in our legislation.

Night Work and The Evaluation of the Amendments Regarding the Limit of Night Work Period

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This article deals with multi-tier dispute resolution clauses incorporating both mediation and arbitration together under Turkish Law. I use the terminology of “med-arb” not only for the situation where the mediator acts as an arbitrator, but rather in a general meaning covering all instances where the arbitration is commenced following an unsuccessful mediation. The purpose of this article is to discuss the validity of the med-arb agreements, the consequences of starting arbitration before the mediation fails, the effects of the mediation proceedings and of the mediator acting as an arbitrator on the arbitration that follows the mediation as well as the admissibility of the documents and factual evidence exchanged at the mediation. For the purpose of this article, the comparative laws, international ethics rules, international guidelines on the conflict of interest and admissibility of evidence are reviewed along with Turkish law. Turkish Code on Mediation in Civil Law Disputes stipulates some provisions related to the med-arb. These provisions shall apply equally to both domestic and international arbitrations where the place of arbitration is Turkey. Following the jurisprudence of the Turkish Supreme Court, a med-arb agreement is valid only if it reflects, without doubt, both parties’ consents to the arbitration following the failure of the mediation proceedings. Therefore, a multi-tier dispute resolution clause subject to Turkish law needs to be drawn carefully. In this respect IBA Guidelines for Drafting International Arbitration Clauses are of assistance. In cases where one of the parties commences arbitration without a recourse to mediation first, the arbitral tribunal should make a decision on the admissibility of the claim. There is no direct provision related to the question of admissibility under Turkish law. Under Turkish law, in parallel with the practice of international arbitration, the tribunal has to interpret the med-arb agreement to make a decision on the question of whether the recourse to mediation is a pre-condition of the arbitration. If the mediation is a pre-condition, then the tribunal should suspend the arbitral&nbsp;proceedings and direct the parties to the mediation. However, in the case that the mediation fails, the tribunal may resume the arbitral proceedings. There is nothing under Turkish law suggesting that a precondition of arbitration is a jurisdictional issue rather than an admissibility issue. The advantages of the med-arb are subject to heated debates among people holding different perspectives. Such advantages are controversial since when a dispute arises and the arbitration starts without a recourse to mediation, the respondent may object to the jurisdiction of the tribunal or to the admissibility of the claim relying on the fact that the pre-condition to try mediation first is not met. Such an objection may cause arbitration to be delayed and/or the costs of arbitration to increase. Therefore, before opting for a med-arb agreement the parties should evaluate the possibility of settling their dispute at the Med-arb. The parties who are able to consider their commercial interests do not need a med-arb agreement as they are able to settle the disputes without the assistance of a mediator. They first try to settle the dispute, in some cases for years, and to avoid adjudication by an arbitral tribunal. They only start arbitration when there is no possibility of settlement of their dispute and of saving their commercial alliance. In such cases, med-arb agreements become a tool to delay the proceedings and increase the costs for the claimant to force him or her to give up his or her claim. Having said that, for the parties who are unable to consider their commercial interest and unable to avoid adjudication, med-arb agreement may be the right dispute resolution clause. In a med-arb agreement, the parties may wish the mediator to act as their arbitrator if the mediation fails. Neither the Turkish Code of Mediation in Civil Disputes nor the Turkish International Arbitration Code prevents a mediator to act as an arbitrator. Turkish Ethics Rules for Mediators stipulate that a mediator may act as an arbitrator only if the parties have agreement in writing. Therefore, any mediator to act as arbitrator needs to have the parties’ written consent. In international mediation and arbitration practices, the scholars and practitioners widely accept that having an arbitrator who previously acted as a mediator generates a number of serious risks and concerns. First of all, the mediator-arbitrator may not protect his or her impartiality in the arbitration because of the facts that she or he became aware of during the mediation. Secondly, the mediator-arbitrator may rely on the confidential information exchanged in caucus while making the award. Thirdly, the mediator may be too willing to act as an arbitrator and as a result the mediation may prematurely fail. Finally, the mediator may abuse his or her powers and force the parties to settle their disputes as the mediator suggests. The parties may feel that if they are not able to settle their dispute and proceed to the arbitration, the mediator-arbitrator would make an arbitral award in parallel of the recommendations at the mediation phase. Considering the severity of the consequences, if the parties agree to have an arbitrator&nbsp;who previously acted as their mediator, they need to be aware of such consequences and they need to make an informed decision accordingly . The Turkish Code of Mediation in Civil Law Disputes restrains the ability of the mediator-arbitrator to rely on the documents produced during the mediation for the purpose of settlement and defines which documents are in this category. In the case where the mediator-arbitrator relies on these documents while making the award, depending on the extent the document or information has a bearing on the award, the arbitral award may be cancelled, or its enforcement may be refused. In November 2019, Istanbul Arbitration Center (ISTAC) introduced its Medarb Rules. ISTAC Med-arb Rules are the first published institutional Med-arb rules. ISTAC Med-arb Rules reflect the best practices in international mediation – arbitration. I believe that ISTAC Med-arb Rules will be welcomed in the field of international dispute resolution.

Multi-Tier Dispute Resolution Clauses Incorporating Both Mediation and Arbitration Together Under Turkish Law

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İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası, İstanbul Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi tarafından yayımlanmaktadır.
İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası’nda, hukuk ve/veya hukuk ile ilişki kuran bilimsel disiplinler alanlarında, özgün akademik çalışmalara yaslanan, teorik veyahut uygulamalı; toplum içindeki davranış ve ilişkilerin değerlendirilmesi, hukuk sistemleri, makale, karar incelemeleri, mevzuat tahlili-tahkiki, hukukî matbuatın değerlendirilmesini konu edinen (müspet-menfi) eleştirel metinler, tercümeler dolayısıyla ulusal ve uluslararası ölçeğe teşmil olabilecek çalışmalar yayımlanmaktadır.
Bu çerçevede Hukuk Fakültesi Mecmuası’nda; (i) Hukuk kuramını genişleten ve hukukî uygulamaların teorik zeminini besleyen; (ii) gerek akademik gerekse de bir erk olarak yargının usûllerini (metodoloji) tahlil ve gerektiğinde teşrih edici; (iii) özel ya da kamusal bağlamda topluma geniş çaplı etki eden hukuksal tefekkürün, fiillerin, süreçlerin, simgelerin vb. mevcudiyetini irdeleyen; (iv) başta hukukî olmak üzere ele alınan konuyu sosyolojik, siyasal, psikolojik, felsefî, ahlâkî, coğrafî, tarihsel yanlarıyla da tahlil edebilecek metinlere yer verilmektedir.

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İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası, yayın dili Türkçe, İngilizce olan; yılda dört defa yayınlanan, akademik ve hakemli bir dergidir.İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası‘nda, hukuk ve/veya hukuk ile ilişki kuran bilimsel disiplinler alanlarında, özgün akademik çalışmalara yaslanan, teorik veyahut uygulamalı; makale, karar incelemeleri, mevzuat tahlili-tahkiki, hukukî matbuatın değerlendirilmesini konu edinen (müspet-menfi) eleştirel metinler, tercümeler dolayısıyla ulusal ve uluslararası ölçeğe teşmil olabilecek çalışmalar yayımlanmaktadır.İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası’nda; (i) Hukuk kuramını genişleten ve hukukî uygulamaların teorik zeminini besleyen; (ii) gerek akademik gerekse bir erk olarak yargının usûllerini (metodoloji) tahlil ve gerektiğinde teşrih edici; (iii) özel ya da kamusal bağlamda topluma geniş çaplı etki eden hukuksal tefekkürün, fiillerin, süreçlerin, simgelerin vb. mevcudiyetini irdeleyen; (iv) başta hukukî olmak üzere ele alınan konuyu sosyolojik, siyasal, psikolojik, felsefî, ahlâkî, coğrafî, tarihsel yanlarıyla da tahlil edebilecek metinlere yer verilmektedir.Bu kapsamda özellikle şu konulara öncelik tanınmaktadır:• İnsan hakları hukuku,• Ceza hukuku,• Finans ve mali hukuk,• Medeni hukuk,• Ticaret hukuku,• Borçlar hukuku,• İcra ve iflâs hukuku

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Dergi yayın etiğinde en yüksek standartlara bağlıdır ve <a href="https://publicationethics.org/" target="_blank">Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)</a>, <a href="https://doaj.org/apply/transparency/#principles-of-transparency-and-best-practice-in-scholarly-publishing" target="_blank">Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)</a>, <a href="https://oaspa.org/" target="_blank">Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA)</a> ve <a href="https://www.wame.org/" target="_blank">World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)</a> tarafından yayınlanan etik yayıncılık ilkelerini benimser; Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing başlığı altında ifade edilen ilkeler için: <a href="https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/principles-transparency-and-best-practice-scholarly-publishing" target="_blank">https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/principles-transparency-and-best-practice-scholarly-publishing</a> Gönderilen makaleler derginin amaç ve kapsamına uygun olmalıdır. Orijinal, yayınlanmamış ve başka bir dergide değerlendirme sürecinde olmayan, her bir yazar tarafından içeriği ve gönderimi onaylanmış yazılar değerlendirmeye kabul edilir. Makale yayınlanmak üzere Dergiye gönderildikten sonra yazarlardan hiçbirinin ismi, tüm yazarların yazılı izni olmadan yazar listesinden silinemez ve yeni bir isim yazar olarak eklenemez ve yazar sırası değiştirilemez.İntihal, duplikasyon, sahte yazarlık/inkar edilen yazarlık, araştrma/veri fabrikasyonu, makale dilimleme, dilimleyerek yayın, telif hakları ihlali ve çıkar çatışmasının gizlenmesi, etik dışı davranışlar olarak kabul edilir. Kabul edilen etik standartlara uygun olmayan tüm makaleler yayından çıkarılır. Buna yayından sonra tespit edilen olası kuraldışı, uygunsuzluklar içeren makaleler de dahildir.İntihal Ön kontrolden geçirilen makaleler, iThenticate yazılımı kullanılarak intihal için taranır. İntihal/kendi kendine intihal tespit edilirse yazarlar bilgilendirilir. Editörler, gerekli olması halinde makaleyi değerlendirme ya da üretim sürecinin çeşitli aşamalarında intihal kontrolüne tabi tutabilirler. Yüksek benzerlik oranları, bir makalenin kabul edilmeden önce ve hatta kabul edildikten sonra reddedilmesine neden olabilir. Makalenin türüne bağlı olarak, bunun oranın %15 veya %20'den az olması beklenir.Çift Kör Hakemlikİntihal kontrolünden sonra, uygun olan makaleler baş editör tarafından orijinallik, metodoloji, işlenen konunun önemi ve dergi kapsamı ile uyumluluğu açısından değerlendirilir. Editör, makalelerin adil bir şekilde çift taraflı kör hakemlikten geçmesini sağlar ve makale biçimsel esaslara uygun ise, gelen yazıyı yurtiçinden ve /veya yurtdışından en az iki hakemin değerlendirmesine sunar, hakemler gerek gördüğü takdirde yazıda istenen değişiklikler yazarlar tarafından yapıldıktan sonra yayınlanmasına onay verir.

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Derginin tüm giderleri İstanbul Üniversitesi tarafından karşılanmaktadır. Dergide makale yayını ve makale süreçlerinin yürütülmesi ücrete tabi değildir. Dergiye gönderilen ya da yayın için kabul edilen makaleler için işlemleme ücreti ya da gönderim ücreti alınmaz.

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Editörler, yayınlanan makalede, bulguları, yorumları ve sonuçları etkilemeyen küçük hatalar tespit edilirse düzeltme yayınlamayı düşünebilirler. Editörler, bulguları ve sonuçları geçersiz kılan büyük hatalar / ihlaller söz konusu olduğunda, makaleyi geri çekmeyi düşünmelidir. Yazarlar tarafından araştırma veya yayını kötüye kullanmaya yönelik olasılık söz konusu ise; bulguların güvenilir olmadığına ve yazarların kurumlarının olayı soruşturmadığına dair kanıtlar var veya olası soruşturma haksız veya sonuçsuz görünüyor ise, editörler endişe ifadesi yayınlamayı düşünmelidir. Düzeltme, geri çekme veya endişe ifadesi ile ilgili olarak <a href="https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/complete-set-english" target="_blank">COPE</a> ve <a href="https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/" target="_blank">ICJME</a> yönergeleri dikkate alınır.

Dergide yayınlanan tüm yazıların korunmasını ve kalıcı olarak erişilebilir olmasını sağlamak için makaleler, ulusal bir arşiv sitesi olarak hizmet veren ve aynı zamanda LOCKSS'in içeriği toplamasına, korumasına ve sunmasına izin veren Dergipark'ta saklanmaktadır.Ek olarak, yazarların kendilerinin makalelerinin son PDF sürümünü Open Archives Initiative (<a href="https://www.openarchives.org/" target="_blank">https://www.openarchives.org/</a>) standartlarına uygun açık elektronik arşivlerde arşivlemeleri önerilir. Yazarlar, yayınladıkları arşiv versiyonundan, İ.Ü. Yayınevinin dergi web sitesinin URL'sine bağlantı sağlamalıdır.

İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası, yayın etiğinde en yüksek standartlara bağlıdır ve <a href="https://publicationethics.org/" target="_blank">Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)</a>, <a href="https://doaj.org/apply/transparency/#principles-of-transparency-and-best-practice-in-scholarly-publishing" target="_blank">Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)</a>, <a href="https://oaspa.org/" target="_blank">Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA)</a> ve <a href="https://www.wame.org/" target="_blank">World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)</a> tarafından yayınlanan etik yayıncılık ilkelerini benimser; Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing başlığı altında ifade edilen ilkeler için adres: <a href="https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/principles-transparency-and-best-practice-scholarly-publishing" target="_blank">https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/principles-transparency-and-best-practice-scholarly-publishing</a>Gönderilen tüm makaleler orijinal, yayınlanmamış ve başka bir dergide değerlendirme sürecinde olmamalıdır. Her bir makale editörlerden biri ve en az iki hakem tarafından çift kör değerlendirmeden geçirilir. İntihal, duplikasyon, sahte yazarlık/inkar edilen yazarlık, araştrma/veri fabrikasyonu, makale dilimleme, dilimleyerek yayın, telif hakları ihlali ve çıkar çatışmasının gizlenmesi, etik dışı davranışlar olarak kabul edilir.Kabul edilen etik standartlara uygun olmayan tüm makaleler yayından çıkarılır. Buna yayından sonra tespit edilen olası kuraldışı, uygunsuzluklar içeren makaleler de dahildir.

Etik

Dergi araştırma etiğinde en yüksek standartları gözetir ve aşağıda tanımlanan uluslararası araştırma etiği ilkelerini benimser. Makalelerin etik kurallara uygunluğu yazarların sorumluluğundadır.-    Araştırmanın tasarlanması, tasarımın gözden geçirilmesi ve araştırmanın yürütülmesinde, bütünlük, kalite ve şeffaflık ilkeleri sağlanmalıdır.-    Araştırma ekibi ve katılımcılar, araştırmanın amacı, yöntemleri ve öngörülen olası kullanımları; araştırmaya katılımın gerektirdikleri ve varsa riskleri hakkında tam olarak bilgilendirilmelidir.-    Araştırma katılımcılarının sağladığı bilgilerin gizliliği ve yanıt verenlerin gizliliği sağlanmalıdır. Araştırma katılımcıların özerkliğini ve saygınlığını koruyacak şekilde tasarlanmalıdır.-    Araştırma katılımcıları gönüllü olarak araştırmada yer almalı, herhangi bir zorlama altında olmamalıdırlar.-    Katılımcıların zarar görmesinden kaçınılmalıdır. Araştırma, katılımcıları riske sokmayacak şekilde planlanmalıdır.-    Araştırma bağımsızlığıyla ilgili açık ve net olunmalı; çıkar çatışması varsa belirtilmelidir.-    Deneysel çalışmalarda, araştırmaya katılmaya karar veren katılımcıların yazılı bilgilendirilmiş onayı alınmalıdır. Çocukların ve vesayet altındakilerin veya tasdiklenmiş akıl hastalığı bulunanların yasal vasisinin onayı alınmalıdır.-    Çalışma herhangi bir kurum ya da kuruluşta gerçekleştirilecekse bu kurum ya da kuruluştan çalışma yapılacağına dair onay alınmalıdır.-    İnsan öğesi bulunan çalışmalarda, “yöntem” bölümünde katılımcılardan “bilgilendirilmiş onam” alındığının ve çalışmanın yapıldığı kurumdan etik kurul onayı alındığı belirtilmesi gerekir.

Makalelerin bilimsel ve etik kurallara uygunluğu yazarların sorumluluğundadır. Yazar makalenin orijinal olduğu, daha önce başka bir yerde yayınlanmadığı ve başka bir yerde, başka bir dilde yayınlanmak üzere değerlendirmede olmadığı konusunda teminat sağlamalıdır. Uygulamadaki telif kanunları ve anlaşmaları gözetilmelidir. Telife bağlı materyaller (örneğin tablolar, şekiller veya büyük alıntılar) gerekli izin ve teşekkürle kullanılmalıdır. Başka yazarların, katkıda bulunanların çalışmaları ya da yararlanılan kaynaklar uygun biçimde kullanılmalı ve referanslarda belirtilmelidir.Gönderilen makalede tüm yazarların akademik ve bilimsel olarak doğrudan katkısı olmalıdır, bu bağlamda “yazar” yayınlanan bir araştırmanın kavramsallaştırılmasına ve dizaynına, verilerin elde edilmesine, analizine ya da yorumlanmasına belirgin katkı yapan, yazının yazılması ya da bunun içerik açısından eleştirel biçimde gözden geçirilmesinde görev yapan birisi olarak görülür. Yazar olabilmenin diğer koşulları ise, makaledeki çalışmayı planlamak veya icra etmek ve / veya revize etmektir. Fon sağlanması, veri toplanması ya da araştırma grubunun genel süpervizyonu tek başına yazarlık hakkı kazandırmaz. Yazar olarak gösterilen tüm bireyler sayılan tüm ölçütleri karşılamalıdır ve yukarıdaki ölçütleri karşılayan her birey yazar olarak gösterilebilir. Yazarların isim sıralaması ortak verilen bir karar olmalıdır. Tüm yazarlar yazar sıralamasını <a href="https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/E53FB0CE54514A729F14BBA673C58319" target="_blank">Telif Hakkı Anlaşması Formu'nda</a> imzalı olarak belirtmek zorundadırlar.Yazarlık için yeterli ölçütleri karşılamayan ancak çalışmaya katkısı olan tüm bireyler “teşekkür / bilgiler” kısmında sıralanmalıdır. Bunlara örnek olarak ise sadece teknik destek sağlayan, yazıma yardımcı olan ya da sadece genel bir destek sağlayan, finansal ve materyal desteği sunan kişiler verilebilir.Bütün yazarlar, araştırmanın sonuçlarını ya da bilimsel değerlendirmeyi etkileyebilme potansiyeli olan finansal ilişkiler, çıkar çatışması ve çıkar rekabetini beyan etmelidirler. Bir yazar kendi yayınlanmış yazısında belirgin bir hata ya da yanlışlık tespit ederse, bu yanlışlıklara ilişkin düzeltme ya da geri çekme için editör ile hemen temasa geçme ve işbirliği yapma sorumluluğunu taşır.

Baş editör, makaleleri, yazarların etnik kökeninden, cinsiyetinden, cinsel yöneliminden, uyruğundan, dini inancından ve siyasi felsefesinden bağımsız olarak değerlendirir. Yayına gönderilen makalelerin adil bir şekilde çift taraflı kör hakem değerlendirmesinden geçmelerini sağlar. Gönderilen makalelere ilişkin tüm bilginin, makale yayınlanana kadar gizli kalacağını garanti eder. Baş editör içerik ve yayının toplam kalitesinden sorumludur. Gereğinde hata sayfası yayınlamalı ya da düzeltme yapmalıdır.Baş editör; yazarlar, editörler ve hakemler arasında çıkar çatışmasına izin vermez. Hakem atama konusunda tam yetkiye sahiptir ve Dergide yayınlanacak makalelerle ilgili nihai kararı vermekle yükümlüdür.Hakemlerin araştırmayla ilgili, yazarlarla ve/veya araştırmanın finansal destekçileriyle çıkar çatışmaları olmamalıdır. Değerlendirmelerinin sonucunda tarafsız bir yargıya varmalıdırlar. Gönderilmiş yazılara ilişkin tüm bilginin gizli tutulmasını sağlamalı ve yazar tarafında herhangi bir telif hakkı ihlali ve intihal fark ederlerse editöre raporlamalıdırlar. Hakem, makale konusu hakkında kendini vasıflı hissetmiyor ya da zamanında geri dönüş sağlaması mümkün görünmüyorsa, editöre bu durumu bildirmeli ve hakem sürecine kendisini dahil etmemesini istemelidir.Değerlendirme sürecinde editör hakemlere gözden geçirme için gönderilen makalelerin, yazarların özel mülkü olduğunu ve bunun imtiyazlı bir iletişim olduğunu açıkça belirtir. Hakemler ve yayın kurulu üyeleri başka kişilerle makaleleri tartışamazlar. Hakemlerin kimliğinin gizli kalmasına özen gösterilmelidir. Bazı durumlarda editörün kararıyla, ilgili hakemlerin makaleye ait yorumları aynı makaleyi yorumlayan diğer hakemlere gönderilerek hakemlerin bu süreçte aydınlatılması sağlanabilir.

Daha önce yayınlanmamış ya da yayınlanmak üzere başka bir dergide halen değerlendirmede olmayan ve her bir yazar tarafından onaylanan makaleler değerlendirilmek üzere kabul edilir. Gönderilen ve ön kontrolü geçen makaleler iThenticate yazılımı kullanılarak intihal için taranır. İntihal kontrolünden sonra, uygun olan makaleler baş editör tarafından orijinallik, metodoloji, işlenen konunun önemi ve dergi kapsamı ile uyumluluğu açısından değerlendirilir.Seçilen makaleler en az iki ulusal/uluslararası hakeme çift taraflı kör hakemlik ile değerlendirmeye gönderilir; yayın kararı, hakemlerin talepleri doğrultusunda yazarların gerçekleştirdiği düzenlemelerin ve hakem sürecinin sonrasında baş editör tarafından verilir.

Hakemlik Hakkında

Baş editör, makaleleri, yazarların etnik kökeninden, cinsiyetinden, cinsel yöneliminden, uyruğundan, dini inancından ve siyasi felsefesinden bağımsız olarak değerlendirir. Yayına gönderilen makalelerin adil bir şekilde çift taraflı kör hakem değerlendirmesinden geçmelerini sağlar. Gönderilen makalelere ilişkin tüm bilginin, makale yayınlanana kadar gizli kalacağını garanti eder. Baş editör içerik ve yayının toplam kalitesinden sorumludur. Gereğinde hata sayfası yayınlamalı ya da düzeltme yapmalıdır.Baş editör; yazarlar, editörler ve hakemler arasında çıkar çatışmasına izin vermez. Hakem atama konusunda tam yetkiye sahiptir ve Dergide yayınlanacak makalelerle ilgili nihai kararı vermekle yükümlüdür.Hakemlerin araştırmayla ilgili, yazarlarla ve/veya araştırmanın finansal destekçileriyle çıkar çatışmaları olmamalıdır. Değerlendirmelerinin sonucunda tarafsız bir yargıya varmalıdırlar. Gönderilmiş yazılara ilişkin tüm bilginin gizli tutulmasını sağlamalı ve yazar tarafında herhangi bir telif hakkı ihlali ve intihal fark ederlerse editöre raporlamalıdırlar. Hakem, makale konusu hakkında kendini vasıflı hissetmiyor ya da zamanında geri dönüş sağlaması mümkün görünmüyorsa, editöre bu durumu bildirmeli ve hakem sürecine kendisini dahil etmemesini istemelidir.Değerlendirme sürecinde editör hakemlere gözden geçirme için gönderilen makalelerin, yazarların özel mülkü olduğunu ve bunun imtiyazlı bir iletişim olduğunu açıkça belirtir. Hakemler ve yayın kurulu üyeleri başka kişilerle makaleleri tartışamazlar. Hakemlerin kimliğinin gizli kalmasına özen gösterilmelidir. Bazı durumlarda editörün kararıyla, ilgili hakemlerin makaleye ait yorumları aynı makaleyi yorumlayan diğer hakemlere gönderilerek hakemlerin bu süreçte aydınlatılması sağlanabilir.

Daha önce yayınlanmamış ya da yayınlanmak üzere başka bir dergide halen değerlendirmede olmayan ve her bir yazar tarafından onaylanan makaleler değerlendirilmek üzere kabul edilir. Gönderilen ve ön kontrolü geçen makaleler iThenticate yazılımı kullanılarak intihal için taranır. İntihal kontrolünden sonra, uygun olan makaleler baş editör tarafından orijinallik, metodoloji, işlenen konunun önemi ve dergi kapsamı ile uyumluluğu açısından değerlendirilir.Baş Editör, makaleleri, yazarların etnik kökeninden, cinsiyetinden, uyruğundan, dini inancından ve siyasi felsefesinden bağımsız olarak değerlendirir. Yayına gönderilen makalelerin adil bir şekilde çift taraflı kör hakem değerlendirmesinden geçmelerini sağlar.Seçilen makaleler en az iki ulusal/uluslararası hakeme değerlendirmeye gönderilir; yayın kararı, hakemlerin talepleri doğrultusunda yazarların gerçekleştirdiği düzenlemelerin ve hakem sürecinin sonrasında baş editör tarafından verilir.Hakemlerin değerlendirmeleri objektif olmalıdır. Hakem süreci sırasında hakemlerin aşağıdaki hususları dikkate alarak değerlendirmelerini yapmaları beklenir.-Makale yeni ve önemli bir bilgi içeriyor mu?-Öz, makalenin içeriğini net ve düzgün bir şekilde tanımlıyor mu?-Yöntem bütünlüklü ve anlaşılır şekilde tanımlanmış mı?-Yapılan yorum ve varılan sonuçlar bulgularla kanıtlanıyor mu?-Alandaki diğer çalışmalara yeterli referans verilmiş mi?-Dil kalitesi yeterli mi?Hakemler, gönderilen makalelere ilişkin tüm bilginin, makale yayınlanana kadar gizli kalmasını sağlamalı ve yazar tarafında herhangi bir telif hakkı ihlali ve intihal fark ederlerse editöre raporlamalıdırlar. Hakem, makale konusu hakkında kendini vasıflı hissetmiyor ya da zamanında geri dönüş sağlaması mümkün görünmüyorsa, editöre bu durumu bildirmeli ve hakem sürecine kendisini dahil etmemesini istemelidir.Değerlendirme sürecinde editör hakemlere gözden geçirme için gönderilen makalelerin, yazarların özel mülkü olduğunu ve bunun imtiyazlı bir iletişim olduğunu açıkça belirtir. Hakemler ve yayın kurulu üyeleri başka kişilerle makaleleri tartışamazlar. Hakemlerin kimliğinin gizli kalmasına özen gösterilmelidir.

<ol><li>İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası, ESCI ve ULAKBİM tarafından taranan “Hakemli Dergi” statüsünde yılda dört sayı (Mart, Haziran, Eylül, Aralık) olarak yayımlanır.</li><li>Mecmua’ya gönderilen yazılar, başka bir yerde yayımlanmamış ve yayımlanmak üzere gönderilmemiş olmalıdır. Bu hususta yazarlardan ayrıca taahhütname talep edilecektir.</li><li>Editörler Kurulu tarafından ilk değerlendirilmesi yapılan ve işbu yayın ilkelerine uygun olmadığı saptanan yazılar, hakeme gönderilmeden önce, buradaki kurallar doğrultusunda düzeltilmesi için yazara iade edilir. Yazım yanlışlarının olağanın dışında bulunması, incelenen konu bakımından gerekli olan yerli ve yabancı kaynakların tüketilmemiş olması, bilimsel ölçütlere ve akademik etik prensiplere uyulmaması, makale konusunun teori ve/veya uygulama açısından güncel bir değerinin/öneminin bulunmaması, yazının Editörler Kurulu tarafından reddi için yeterlidir.</li><li>Yazı, hakemlere gönderilmeden önce özel bilgisayar programları yardımı ile intihal incelemesine tabi tutulur. İlgili yazılım raporunun editöryel incelemesi kapsamında, dijital benzerlik oranının % 20’nin üzerinde çıkması, yazının reddi için yeterlidir.</li><li>Mecmua’da yayımlanacak makalenin, en üstün akademik standartlara uygun şekilde kaleme alınmış olması esastır. Bu çerçevede yazarlardan/yazılardan doktora/doçentlik tezi seviyesinde bir entelektüel çaba ve katkı beklenir.</li><li>İlk değerlendirmede uygun bulunan yazılar, yazar adları metinden çıkarılarak hakemlere gönderilir. Yazarlara yazının hangi hakemlere gönderildiği ile ilgili bilgi verilmez. Hakemlerden gelen raporlar doğrultusunda yazının yayımlanmasına, düzeltilmesine ya da geri çevrilmesine karar verilir. Hakem aşamasının asgari ve/veya azami bir süresi yoktur. Bu konunun takibi, münhasıran Editörler Kurulu’na ait bir görev ve yetki olup, yazı sahiplerinin doğrudan veya dolaylı şekilde bu aşamaya müdahale etmeleri etik ihlal sayılır.</li><li>Hakem raporlarının sonucunda yazının/eserin nihai olarak yayımlanıp yayımlanmayacağı ve yayımlanacaksa yazının Mecmua’nın hangi sayısında yer alacağı hususunda nihai takdir yetkisi ve sorumluluğu, Editörler Kurulu’na aittir. Tek bir olumsuz hakem raporunun varlığı, makalenin yayımlanmaması için yeterlidir.</li><li>Hakem aşamasının tamamlanmış olması, yazarlara makalenin yayımlanacağını gösterir özel/resmi bir belge talep etme yetkisi vermez. Yazarlar, bu konunun bilincinde ve sorumluluğunda olarak makalelerinin Mecmua’da yayımlanması ve hakem incelemesine tâbi tutulması başvurusunda bulunmaktadırlar. </li><li>Yazarlar; unvanlarını, görev yaptıkları kurumları, iletişim adresleri ile telefonlarını ve e-posta adreslerini bildirmelidirler.</li><li>Mecmua’nın yazı dili Türkçe ve İngilizcedir. Makalelerde 250 kelimeden oluşan Türkçe öz ve İngilizce abstract bölümlerine yer verilmeli ve en az 5 en çok 15 anahtar kelimenin de Türkçe ve İngilizce olarak yazıya eklenmesi gerekmektedir. Özetleri takiben Türkçe ve İngilizce dilindeki tüm makaleler için ayrıca 600-800 kelimelik İngilizce genişletilmiş özet yer almalıdır. Yayım başvurusuna konu edilen makalenin -dipnotlar dâhil olmak üzere- en fazla 20.000 kelimeden oluşması gerekir. Asgari bir kelime sınırı yoktur.</li><li>Makale metni, Times New Roman yazı tipinde, 1,5 satır aralığı ve 12 punto, dipnotları ise, tek satır aralığı ve 10 punto olarak hazırlanmalıdır. Dipnotları sayfa altında gösterilir. Atıflar OSCOLA atıf sistemi esas alınarak yapılmalıdır. Aksi takdirde makale hakem ataması yapılmaksızın yazara düzeltmeleri yapması için geri gönderilir. Türkçe makalelerdeki kısaltmalar ve diğer hususların ilan edilen yazım kuralları uyarınca yapılması gerekmektedir. Söz konusu atıf kurallarına https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ihm adresi üzerinden ulaşılabilir.</li><li>Yazar isimleri Türkçe ve İngilizce konu başlığının altında ve sağ tarafında yer almalı ve soyadının bitiminde yıldız konulmalıdır. Yıldızlı dipnotta yazarın unvanı, çalıştığı kurum, alanı ve e-posta adresi bildirilmelidir.</li><li>Makalenin sonunda, makalede kullanılan kaynakların, yazarların soyadlarına göre sıralandığı bir kaynakça bulunmalıdır.</li><li>Fakülte tarafından yayımlanan nüshalarla sınırlı kalmak üzere; yayına kabul edilen makalenin Fikir ve Sanat Eserleri Kanunu ve ilgili mevzuat çerçevesinde çoğaltma, yayma, umuma iletim, işleme ve çeviri konusundaki mali hakları, basılı, görsel, işitsel, sayısal/dijital vb. ortamlarda yurt içinde ve yurt dışında kullanılmak üzere Fakülte’ye devredilmiştir. Telif ücreti ödenmeyeceği yazarlar tarafından kabul edilmiştir.</li><li>Mecmua’da, makalelerin yanı sıra çeviri de yayımlanabilir. Bu nitelikteki yazılar Editörler Kurulu tarafından kabul edilebilir veya geri çevrilebilir. Çeviri metni ile birlikte asıl metin ve hak sahiplerinin (asıl eser sahibi ve yayınevinin) muvafakati de iletilmelidir. Çeviriler de hakem değerlendirilmesine tâbi tutulur.</li><li>İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası’nda yayımlanması istenen yazıların iuhfdergiler@istanbul.edu.tr e-posta adresine Microsoft Word yazılımı formatında (*.doc, *.docx) ve işbu yayın kurallarına uygun şekilde gönderilmesi gerekmektedir.</li><li>Bir başvurucunun aynı yayın yılı içerisinde (4 sayılık süreçte) sadece bir makalesi hakem incelemesine konu edilebilir.</li><li>Editörler Kurulu, derginin bir sayısında yer alacak makaleleri, Özel Hukuk – Kamu Hukuku dengesini koruma amacı, makalenin Mecmua’ya gönderilme ve hakem aşamasının tamamlanma tarihleri, makale konusun güncelliği, yazarların İstanbul Üniversitesi mensubu olup olmaması noktasındaki oransal denge gibi kriterleri gözeterek belirler.</li><li>Editörler Kurulu, tüm sayıların mümkün olduğunca eşit sayıda makale ile çıkması noktasında azami gayreti gösterir. Bir sayının çıkma tarihi itibarıyla, mizanpaj aşaması da dahil olmak üzere, yayım için gerekli tüm aşamaları tamamlamış olan bir makale, makale sayısı itibarıyla ilgili sayıda yayımlanamaz ise, ancak bu şartla, ilgili sayıdan belli bir süre sonra Online-First adı verilen sistem çerçevesinde bir sonraki sayı çıkmadan önce dijital olarak yayımlanır.</li></ol>

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Derleme yazıları, okuyucular için bir konudaki kaynaklara ulaşmayı kolaylaştıran bir araç olsa da, her zaman orijinal çalışmayı doğru olarak yansıtmaz. Bu yüzden mümkün olduğunca yazarlar orijinal çalışmaları kaynak göstermelidir. Öte yandan, bir konuda çok fazla sayıda orijinal çalışmanın kaynak gösterilmesi yer israfına neden olabilir. Birkaç anahtar orijinal çalışmanın kaynak gösterilmesi genelde uzun listelerle aynı işi görür. Ayrıca günümüzde kaynaklar elektronik versiyonlara eklenebilmekte ve okuyucular elektronik literatür taramalarıyla yayınlara kolaylıkla ulaşabilmektedir.Kabul edilmiş ancak henüz sayıya dahil edilmemiş makaleler Early View olarak yayınlanır ve bu makalelere atıflar “forthcoming” şeklinde verilmelidir. Genel bir kaynaktan elde edilemeyecek temel bir konu olmadıkça “kişisel iletişimlere” atıfta bulunulmamalıdır. Eğer atıfta bulunulursa parantez içinde iletişim kurulan kişinin adı ve iletişimin tarihi belirtilmelidir. Bilimsel makaleler için yazarlar bu kaynaktan yazılı izin ve iletişimin doğruluğunu gösterir belge almalıdır. Kaynakların doğruluğundan yazar(lar) sorumludur. Tüm kaynaklar metinde belirtilmelidir. Kaynaklar alfabetik olarak sıralanmalıdır.Referans Stilli ve Formatıİstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası, makalelerinde referans sistemi olarak OSCOLA kullanımını benimser. OSCOLA (Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities), Oxford Üniversitesi tarafından yayınlanmış bir sistemdir. Ayrıntılı bilgi ve örnekler için:<a href="https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/research-subject-groups/publications/oscola" target="_blank">https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/research-subject-groups/publications/oscola</a>OSCOLA Referans Stili ÖrnekleriGenel HususlarKısaltmalarda nokta kullanmayınız. Bir dipnotta birden fazla esere atıf yapılıyorsa her bir eseri noktalı virgül ile ayırınız.Atıflarda supra, infra, ante, id, loc cit, op cit, contra kısaltmaları kullanılmayacaktır.İçindekiler kısmına yer verilmeyecektir.Kısaltmalar cetveline yer verilmeyecektir.Öz / AbstractMakalelerde 250 kelimeden oluşan Türkçe öz ve İngilizce abstract bölümlerine yer verilmelidir.Anahtar Kelimeler / KeywordsÖz bölümünün altında Türkçe en az 5 en çok 15 anahtar kelime kullanılmalıdır.Abstract bölümünün altında İngilizce en az 5 en çok 15 keywords kullanılmalıdır.Extended SummaryMakalelerde, makaleye yabancı yazarlar tarafından atıf yapılmasını sağlayacak ölçüde, makalede yer verilen bilgi ve görüşlerin derlendiği en az 600 en fazla 1000 kelimeden oluşacak İngilizce bir extended summary yer almalıdır.Mevzuata Yapılacak AtıfTürk mevzuatına atıf, aşağıda gösterildiği şekilde yapılmalıdır:•    Nüfus Hizmetleri Kanunu, Kanun Numarası: 5490, Kabul Tarihi: 25.4.2006, RG 29.4.2006/26153Yabancı devlet mevzuatına ve AB mevzuatına yapılacak atıflarda OSCOLA’nın 2.4, 2.6.1 ve 2.8.2 numaralı bölümlerinde gösterildiği şekilde atıf yapılmalıdır.KitaplarDipnotlarda öncelikle yazarın adı/soyadı atıfta bulunulan eserde yer aldığı şekilde yazılmalıdır. Dipnotlarda önce yazarın adı verilmeli, bunu bir virgül takip etmeli ardından kitap ismi italik olarak verilmelidir.Birbirini takip eden birden fazla sayfaya yapılan atıflarda ff kısaltması kullanılır.Ad Soyad, Kitap Adı (Kaçıncı Bası Olduğu, Yayınevi Yılı) Atıf Yapılan Sayfa.Makalenin yazım dili Türkçe iseTek yazarlı kitaplarda:•    3B Bahadır Erdem, Türk Vatandaşlık Hukuku (6. Bası, Beta 2017) 165.Çok yazarlı kitaplarda:•    Aysel Çelikel ve Günseli Öztekin Gelgel, Yabancılar Hukuku (24. Bası, Beta 2019) 86 vd.•    Cemal Şanlı, Emre Esen ve İnci Ataman-Figanmeşe, Milletlerarası Özel Hukuk (6. Bası, Beta 2018) 322.Editörlü Kitaplarda:Ad Soyad, ‘Eser (Bölüm) Adı’ iç Editör(ler) Adı (ed / birden çok editör olması halinde edr), Kitap Adı (Yayınevi Yıl) Atıf Yapılan Sayfa.•    Rumeysa Partalcı, ‘Türkiye’nin Çocuk Haklarına Dair Sözleşme’ye Koyduğu Çekincelerin İncelenmesi’ iç Günseli Öztekin Gelgel ve Faruk Kerem Giray (edr), Milletlerarası Aile ve Çocuk Hukukuna İlişkin Seçilmiş Makaleler (Beta 2017) 5.Makalenin yazım dili İngilizce iseTek Yazarlı kitaplarda:•    3B Bahadır Erdem, Türk Vatandaşlık Hukuku (6th, Beta 2017) 165.Çok yazarlı kitaplarda:•    Aysel Çelikel and Günseli Öztekin Gelgel, Yabancılar Hukuku (24th edn, Beta 2019) 86 ff.•    Cemal Şanlı, Emre Esen and İnci Ataman-Figanmeşe, Milletlerarası Özel Hukuk (6th edn, Beta 2018) 322.Editörlü KitaplarAd Soyad, ‘Eser (Bölüm) Adı’ in Editör(ler) Adı (ed / birden çok editör olması halinde eds), Kitap Adı (Yayınevi Yıl) Atıf Yapılan Sayfa.•    Rumeysa Partalcı, ‘Türkiye’nin Çocuk Haklarına Dair Sözleşme’ye Koyduğu Çekincelerin İncelenmesi’ in Günseli Öztekin Gelgel ve Faruk Kerem Giray (eds), Milletlerarası Aile ve Çocuk Hukukuna İlişkin Seçilmiş Makaleler (Beta 2017) 5.MakalelerAd Soyad, ‘Makale Adı’ (Yıl) Cilt (Sayı) Dergi Adı İlk Sayfa Numarası, Atıf Yapılan Sayfa•    Sevin Toluner, ‘Kıbrıs’ın Avrupa Birliği’ne Üyelik Başvurusunun Hukuki Geçerliliği ve Sonuçları’ (2002) 22(2) MHB (Prof. Dr. Ergin Nomer’e Armağan) 857, 860.•    Ayşe Nur Tütüncü, ‘Montreux Convention and Canal Istanbul’ (2017) 37(1) MHB 113, 116.Elektronik KaynaklarMakalenin yazım dili Türkçe iseYazar Adı Soyadı, ‘Eser Adı’ (Yıl) Cilt(Sayı) Dergi Adı Erişim Tarihi.•    Graham Greenleaf, ‘The Global Development of Free Access to Legal Information’ (2010) 1(1) EJLT &lt; http://ejlt.org//article/view/17 &gt; Erişim Tarihi 27 July 2010.Makalenin yazım dili İngilizce ise•    Graham Greenleaf, ‘The Global Development of Free Access to Legal Information’ (2010) 1(1) EJLT &lt; http://ejlt.org//article/view/17 &gt; Date of Access 27 July 2010.Web Siteleri ve BloglarMakalenin yazım dili Türkçe iseSarah Cole, ‘Virtual Friend Fires Employee’ (Naked Law, 1 May 2009) Erişim Tarihi 19 November 2009Makalenin yazım dili İngilizce iseSarah Cole, ‘Virtual Friend Fires Employee’ (Naked Law, 1 May 2009) Date of Access 19 November 2009Aynı Yazarın Birden Fazla Eserine AtıfAynı yazarın birden fazla eserine yapılacak atıflarda eser adları uygun şekilde kısaltılmalıdır:•  15 Erdem, Vatandaşlık Hukuku (n 3) 142.    23Erdem, ‘Cinsiyet Farkı’ (n 9) 297.Aynı Esere Birden Fazla Atıf YapılmasıAynı esere birden fazla atıf yapılması halinde:Makalenin yazım dili Türkçe ise1 Aysel Çelikel ve Günseli Öztekin Gelgel, Yabancılar Hukuku (24. Bası, Beta 2019) 86.…26 Çelikel ve Öztekin Gelgel (n 1) 112.27 ibid 114-115.Makalenin yazım dili İngilizce ise1 Aysel Çelikel and Günseli Öztekin Gelgel, Yabancılar Hukuku (24th edn, Beta 2019) 86.…26 Çelikel and Öztekin Gelgel (n 1) 112.27 ibid 114-115.Yargı Kararları - DavalarTürk mahkeme kararlarına aşağıda yer alan örneklerde gösterildiği şekilde atıf yapılmalıdır:Ankara 3 Sulh Mahkemesi, 4558/3543, 11.03.2017.Ankara 1 İdare Mahkemesi, 4558/3543, 11.03.2017.Ankara 3 BAM, 4558/3543, 11.03.2017.Ankara 3 BİM, 4558/3543, 11.03.2017.Danıştay 10 D, 2247/5111, 25.11.2011.Yargıtay 2 HD, 4558/3543, 11.03.2017.Anayasa Mahkemesi, 2014/13044, 11.11.2015.Yabancı mahkeme kararlarına OSCOLA’nın 2.1 ilâ 2.3 numaralı bölümlerinde gösterildiği şekilde atıf yapılmalıdır.Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi kararlarına aşağıda yer alan örneklerde gösterildiği şekilde atıf yapılmalıdır:•    Omojudi v UK (2009) 51 EHRR 10.•    Osman v UK ECHR 1998–VIII 3124.•    Balogh v Hungary App no 47940/99 (ECHR, 20 July 2004).•    Simpson v UK (1989) 64 DR 188.KaynakçaKaynakçada öncelikle yazarın soyadına daha sonra adının ilk harfine yer verilir. Makalelerin sayfa aralığı gösterilir:Makalenin yazım dili Türkçe ise•    Erdem BB, Türk Vatandaşlık Hukuku (6. Bası, Beta 2017) 165.•    Çelikel A ve Öztekin Gelgel G, Yabancılar Hukuku (24. Bası, Beta 2019).•    Şanlı C, Esen E ve Ataman-Figanmeşe İ, Milletlerarası Özel Hukuk (6. Bası, Beta 2018).•    Tütüncü AN, ‘Montreux Convention ve Canal Istanbul’ (2017) 37(1) MHB 113-123.Makalenin yazım dili İngilizce ise•    Erdem BB, Türk Vatandaşlık Hukuku (6th, Beta 2017) 165.•    Çelikel A and Öztekin Gelgel G, Yabancılar Hukuku (24th edn, Beta 2019).•    Şanlı C, Esen E and Ataman-Figanmeşe İ, Milletlerarası Özel Hukuk (6th edn, Beta 2018).•    Tütüncü AN, ‘Montreux Convention and Canal Istanbul’ (2017) 37(1) MHB 113-123.Atıf kuralları hakkında ayrıntılı bilgi için bkz. OSCOLA 4th Edition.

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Aşağıdaki listede eksik olmadığından emin olun:●    Editöre mektup<ul><li>Makalenin türü</li><li>Başka bir dergiye gönderilmemiş olduğu bilgisi</li><li>Sponsor veya ticari bir firma ile ilişkisi (varsa belirtiniz)</li><li>İstatistik kontrolünün yapıldığı (araştırma makaleleri için)</li><li>İngilizce yönünden kontrolünün yapıldığı</li><li>Yazarlara Bilgide detaylı olarak anlatılan dergi politikalarının gözden geçirildiği</li><li>Kaynakların OSCOLA 4’e göre belirtildiği</li></ul>●    <a href="https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/E53FB0CE54514A729F14BBA673C58319" target="_blank">Telif Hakkı Anlaşması Formu</a>●    Daha önce basılmış ve telife bağlı materyal (yazı-resim-tablo) kullanılmış ise izin belgesi●    <a href="https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/31F96BBD2789401F92877085635FE53C" target="_blank">Kapak sayfası</a><ul><li>Makalenin türü</li><li>Makalenin Türkçe ve İngilizce başlığı</li><li>Yazarların ismi soyadı, unvanları ve bağlı oldukları kurumlar (üniversite ve fakülte bilgisinden sonra şehir ve ülke bilgisi de yer almalıdır), e-posta adresleri</li><li>Sorumlu yazarın e-posta adresi, açık yazışma adresi, iş telefonu, GSM, faks nosu</li><li>Tüm yazarların ORCID’leri</li></ul>●    Makale ana metni<ul><li>Makalenin Türkçe ve İngilizce başlığı</li><li>Özetler: 250 kelime Türkçe ve İngilizce</li><li>Anahtar Kelimeler: 5-15 adet Türkçe ve 5-15 adet İngilizce</li><li>Makale Türkçe ise, 600-800 kelime İngilizce genişletilmiş özet (Extended Summary)</li><li>Finansal destek (varsa belirtiniz)</li><li>Çıkar çatışması (varsa belirtiniz)</li><li>Teşekkür (varsa belirtiniz)</li><li>Kaynaklar</li><li>Tablolar-Resimler, Şekiller (başlık, tanım ve alt yazılarıyla)</li></ul>

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