Dear all,

I am Danish citizen and I am considering purchasing a property at the Bodrum peninsula.

The agreement with the selling (Turkish) corporation is in both Turkish and English, but contains the following clause:

"In the event of any ambiguity arising between the interpretations of the Turkish and English texts of this contract, the Turkish version shall prevail. The English version is merely to assist those who do not understand Turkish."

As I obviously would like to be able to rely on the English text, I suggested that the English text should prevail. However, the seller told me that Turkish courts will only accept the agreeement if it is in Turkish.

Is it true that the agreement must be in Turkish to be valid and enforceable under Turkish law and in Turkish courts?

Any input on this would be very helpful.

Best regards,
Nicolaj