Some Considerations on the Turkish Football Federation Dispute Resolution Board

Development summary

The article discusses four issues concerning the jurisdiction of the Turkish Football Federation Dispute Resolution Board within the framework of Law No. 5894, the Federation Statute and the Board Instructions.

It states that the study addresses the board’s legal nature and jurisdiction, disputes over which it has exclusive authority, whether it may be authorized as an arbitral tribunal in disputes with foreign elements arising from football-related contracts, and whether its decisions may be challenged directly by annulment action.