Should I include an arbitration clause in my contract, or choose the courts?

In cross-border contracts arbitration is often the better choice: a neutral forum, arbitrators who know the subject matter, and an award enforceable in more than 170 countries under the 1958 New York Convention (172 contracting states as at July 2026). In Türkiye arbitration is recognised under the International Arbitration Law (No. 4686) and the Code of Civil Procedure (No. 6100).

It is not always the answer. In low-value or high-volume routine matters the cost of arbitration can make it dearer than going to court, and there a choice of competent court may serve you better. The question that usually decides it is whether a judgment from your chosen court would be recognised and enforced in the counterparty’s country at all. We build the dispute-resolution clause around the value of the contract, the countries the parties are in, and where enforcement would realistically have to happen.