Looking for a lawyer in Çekmeköy?

Our office in Bakırköy follows the files of Çekmeköy residents whichever courthouse the dispute is heard in. About 55 minutes to Bakırköy by the M5 metro and the motorway.

Villa and detached housing development brings construction contracts and zoning disputes to the fore.

What do we handle in Çekmeköy?

Construction and zoning, real estate, administrative and tax, and compensation law are the headings that stand out in our Çekmeköy files. We take files in other areas of law as well; which court has jurisdiction becomes clear at the first meeting, according to the nature of the dispute.

Main neighbourhoods

We respond to enquiries from across the district, and above all from Taşdelen, Alemdağ, Ömerli, Sultançiftliği, Mimar Sinan and the surrounding area.

How does the meeting work?

So that travelling time is not spent unnecessarily, we usually hold the first meeting with clients in Çekmeköy by video. Once a power of attorney has been given, you do not need to come to Çekmeköy for hearings, site inspections or enforcement steps; if you prefer to come to the office, we plan the appointment so that everything is completed in a single visit.

The contract for work in building villas and detached houses

The detached housing development along the Taşdelen, Alemdağ and Ömerli corridor concentrates Çekmeköy files in the contract for work. Unlike construction in exchange for flats, here the landowner has the work done directly by a contractor, and the disputes arise from that relationship.

Increasing the price of the work. In contracts made for a lump sum the contractor cannot claim an additional sum except in unforeseen circumstances. "Materials went up" is not enough on its own; a request for adaptation is considered only in extraordinary cases and by action.

Defective and incomplete work. The record taken at delivery is decisive. Accepting delivery without a record seriously weakens any later allegation of defects. For latent defects, time runs from the date the defect appears.

Building contrary to the permit. Work departing from the approved project is not only the contractor’s responsibility but also gives rise to administrative sanctions: a demolition order and a zoning fine must be challenged in the administrative court within sixty days of service, and a stay of execution must be requested in the first pleading.

A practical note: In building a detached house, making the payments to the contractor through a bank with a description on the transfer becomes decisive in any argument over the price. Payments made in cash, if no receipt was taken, may be left out of account and the same sum claimed a second time.

Which courthouse will your case be heard in?

Disputes within the boundaries of Çekmeköy are heard at the Istanbul Anatolian Courthouse (Kartal), the central courthouse for the Anatolian side. It houses the civil courts of first instance, commercial, family, labour, civil courts of peace, enforcement, criminal courts of first instance and serious crime courts together with the public prosecutor’s office; the enforcement offices are on the same site. As it is one of the busiest courthouses in Turkey, the intervals between hearings can be longer than elsewhere.

Administrative disputes (demolition, permits, tax, personnel matters) are not heard there but in the Istanbul administrative and tax courts.