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Piraye Erdem is the Founder and Managing Partner of Erdem & Erdem and she leads Dispute Resolution Department. She has vast experience and a reliable reputation in the field of dispute resolution, including arbitration. She represented many local and foreign clients in their commercial and administrative lawsuits and arbitration proceedings. She has experience of more than 35 years in the resolution of commercial disputes that involved M&A, agency and distribution contracts, construction agreements, service, equipment, hardware and software sale, supply, and installation agreements.
The assumption of a debt or an act (performance) of a third party has a critical role in the maintenance of commercial relations and the resolution of commercial disputes. The Court of Cassation General Assembly of Civil Chambers (“General Assembly”) recently issued a decision numbered...
Employment relations between the employee and the employer may be terminated for various reasons, as in all other contractual relations. Employment contracts may be terminated through mutual agreement between the parties, as well as through the unilateral termination of...
Today, in many employment contracts, the use of tools such as computers, corporate e-mail accounts, and telephones allocated by the employer is limited and the employer’s right to control them is regulated. The employer bases such a supervise and audit right on the management right regulated under Article 399...
Recently, the requirements of unquantified debt lawsuits have been subjected to the examination and review of the Court of Cassation. The Court of Cassation General Assembly of Civil Chambers, in its decision dated 07.07.2021 and numbered 2021/485 E. 2021/971 K. (“Decision”), examined whether...
Pursuant to Art. 101 of the Turkish Civil Code (“CC”) No. 4721, foundations are an ensemble of assets that have legal personality, which comprises of sufficient assets and rights that are allocated by real and legal persons for a determined and perpetual objective. Foundations are legal persons that have “ideal...