Contact and urgent instructions
Two doors: a vessel in port now, or a new instruction that can wait for office hours. Both start with the same details — vessel name, IMO number, port, nature of the claim.
Urgent — vessel in port (WhatsApp)
For a vessel that may sail, a detention or an arrest served today.
+90 538 035 51 55Instructions are taken outside office hours.
New instructions, documents, fee proposals.
info@turkishmaritimelawyer.comCorrespondence in French welcome.
A vessel in port now
Send the name, IMO number and port first; documents can follow. We say which procedure applies and what the court will ask for.
Send the vessel detailsA new instruction
Cargo, charter party, crew, yacht or insurance matter without a sailing deadline. Use the form; we reply with a conflict check and a fee proposal.
Use the formGeneral or press
Questions about the website, notices or the practice. No legal advice is given by email before instruction.
Write to usVessel detained now?
Fill in what you know; the message on the right writes itself. Send it by WhatsApp or e-mail — the list of what to attach follows the situation you pick. Monday–Friday, 09:00–18:00 (Istanbul). Urgent instructions outside these hours by WhatsApp.
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We read it and reply in writing
You hear from one of the two lawyers named on this site.
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We ask for the papers on the list
And send the power of attorney template Turkish courts accept.
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Instructions are confirmed before we act
Scope, fee proposal and conflict check in writing.
