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Read our legal insights on maritime law, insurance, disputes and industry developments written by our experienced lawyers.
Twenty Years of Cavus & CoskunsuCavus & Coskunsu marked 20 years with colleagues, clients and friends in Istanbul. A look back at two decades of maritime and commercial practice in Türkiye.Read more →All insights
- ICLG Insurance & Reinsurance 2026 — Türkiye ChapterOur Türkiye chapter for ICLG Insurance & Reinsurance 2026: regulation, policy terms, litigation, arbitration - plus underinsurance and sanctions disputes.Read more →
- Türkiye’s 12th Judicial Reform Package: Key ChangesWhat the 12th Judicial Reform Package changes for enforcement, commercial disputes and monetary claims in Türkiye — sales, cassation limits and interest.Read more →
- ICLG – Insurance & Reinsurance 2025This chapter provides a concise overview of the insurance and reinsurance framework in Turkey. It outlines the key regulatory authorities, including the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and the Insurance and Private Pension Regulatory and Supervisory Authority (SEDDK), and summarises the licensing and operational requirements for domestic and foreign insurers.Read more →
- Panoramic – Shipping: TürkiyeIn the area of enforcement, it provides detailed insight into ship arrest procedures, the scope of maritime claims, recognition of maritime liens, security requirements, wrongful arrest principles and the judicial sale process, including priority of claims and the legal effects of a court-ordered sale.Read more →
- ICLG – Shipping Law 2025 12th EditionThe report explains the registration regime for vessels and vessels under construction, the documentation required for registration, mortgage formalities and the limitations surrounding dual registration.Read more →
- Panoramic – Insurance & Reinsurance: TürkiyeThe text highlights fundamental principles of Turkish insurance law—such as mandatory statutory provisions, the insured’s duty of disclosure, remedies for misrepresentation, subrogation, and the rights of third parties to bring direct claims.Read more →
- GTDT Insurance & Reinsurance 2018: TurkeyRead the Turkey chapter of GTDT Insurance & Reinsurance 2018, contributed by Cavus & Coskunsu Law Firm.Read more →
- Shipping 2017: Turkey ChapterRead the Turkey chapter of Shipping 2017, contributed by Cavus & Coskunsu Law Firm.Read more →
- Changes to Rules on Arrest of Ships — Maritime Claims and Right of ArrestHow Turkish Commercial Code 6102 reshaped ship arrest: the 22 maritime claims under Article 1352 and rules drawn from the 1999 Arrest Convention.Read more →
- Maritime Liens Claimable Irrespective of Change in Vessel OwnershipUnder Turkish Commercial Code 6102, certain maritime claims can be pursued against a vessel even after a change in ownership. Key rules explained.Read more →
- Cavus & Coskunsu sponsor the 18th Annual Salvage & Wreck Removal ConferenceCavus & Coskunsu sponsored the 18th Annual Salvage & Wreck Removal Conference in London, attended by founding partners Burak Cavus and Caglar Coskunsu.Read more →
- Direct Action Against Insurers by Third Parties Under Liability InsuranceTurkish Commercial Code 6102 introduced a general right of direct action by third parties against liability insurers. What changed, and why it matters.Read more →
- Highlighting Health & Safety Issues in Turkey’s Shipbuilding IndustryCaglar Coskunsu and Burak Ozdemir on subcontracting and health and safety in Turkish shipyards, and the role of unions and government infrastructure.Read more →
- Cavus & Coskunsu Hosts London P&I Club’s Autumn Committee MeetingCavus & Coskunsu, official correspondents of the London P&I Club, hosted the Club’s autumn committee meeting and reception in Istanbul.Read more →
- Cavus & Coskunsu Lawyers to Lecture at the ITU Maritime Faculty and Turkish Shipbrokers Association Certificate ProgrammeCaglar Coskunsu and Burak Ozdemir lecture on maritime law at the ITU Maritime Faculty and Turkish Shipbrokers Association certificate programme.Read more →