Practice Area
Maritime, Aviation and Transport Law
Carriage by sea, air and land constitutes a distinct field of law governed by its own legislation and by the international conventions to which Türkiye is a party. As Günser + Partners, we provide legal advisory and litigation services in vessel and aircraft transactions, contracts of carriage, carrier liability, transport accidents, and disputes arising from logistics service relationships.
Scope of Services
The matters we handle within the framework of the maritime trade and carriage provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102, the Turkish Civil Aviation Law No. 2920, and international instruments including the CMR and Montreal Conventions:
- Ship registry, ownership of vessels and ship mortgage transactions
- Freight and charter contracts
- Contracts for the carriage of goods and passengers by sea
- Maritime accidents, collision, salvage and general average
- Marine insurance and maritime labour law
- Port operations, cabotage and maritime jurisdictional areas
- Civil and criminal liability arising from marine pollution
- Civil aviation legislation and air passenger rights
- Liability of air carriers for baggage and cargo
- Aircraft registry, aircraft finance and aircraft leasing
- Airport operations, slot allocation and aviation insurance
- Regulations concerning the use of unmanned aerial vehicles and drones
- Aviation accidents and international air carriage disputes
- Road, rail and multimodal contracts of carriage
- International road carriage disputes under the CMR Convention
- Cargo and courier services, warehousing and bonded warehouse relationships
- Logistics service agreements and limitation of carrier liability
Under Construction
Detailed content for this practice area — frequently encountered disputes and how the process is conducted — is being prepared. The scope of services above is current; you are welcome to consult us about your matter in this area in the meantime.
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