Port · TürkiyeMarmara40.83° N · 29.28° E
Tuzla
Tuzla is Istanbul's shipyard district on the Asian shore of the Marmara: some forty repair and building yards side by side, dry docks, and an anchorage full of vessels waiting for a slot. For a claim it means a yard's invoice or an owner's claim against a yard, the Istanbul commercial court at Çağlayan, and a vessel we attend directly.
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Articles cited checked against the official text of the legislation · 17 September 2026
Position40.83° N, 29.28° E
- Court of the portTCC art. 1355
- Competent court
- The Istanbul commercial court designated for maritime commerce and marine insurance — the 17th Commercial Court at the Çağlayan courthouse, whose jurisdiction for maritime cases covers the whole of Istanbul province (TCC arts 5, 1355)
- Enforcement office
- Istanbul (Anatolian side) enforcement office; execution must be requested within three business days of the order (TCC art. 1364)
- Harbour master
- Tuzla Harbour Master's Office (Liman Başkanlığı); notified of an arrest at once by the enforcement officer (TCC art. 1366)
- Terminals
- Tuzla shipyard zone: repair and newbuilding yards, floating and graving docks; no cargo terminal
- Anchorage
- Tuzla anchorage off the yards, where vessels wait for docking; arrest at anchor is by the same court
- Nearest airport
- Sabiha Gökçen (SAW), a short drive
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Typical matters at this port
Ship arrest at Tuzla
Creditors' claims secured before the vessel sails.
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Damage, shortage and delivery disputes at the terminals.
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Objection route for vessels detained after inspection.
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Security and release after an administrative fine.
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Unpaid wages and repatriation from vessels in port.
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Collision and grounding in the approaches.
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