My name is Stan Crawford and I am a member of Professor Jim Paulsen's study group in the United States. I would like to ask a couple of additional questions: (1) If a claimant sues another for negligence, and the party suing is also guilty of some carelessness, does this completely defeat his recovery under Turkish law, or would he still be entitled to recover some percentage of his damages? (2) Under Turkish law, if an insurance company pays a claim for property damage, can they sue the person that caused the damage to recover the amount they paid on the claim? If so, are they subject to the defenses that could be asserted against their insured; for example, that the property that was destroyed was in fact illegally owned?
Thank you for your assistance.

Stan Crawford
El Paso Corporation Legal Department
Houston, Texas