The Jurisdiction of the Dispute Resolution Chamber of the Turkish Football Federation over Disputes with an International Dimension

Introduction

According to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP)[1], the National Dispute Resolution Chambers (NDRCs), in certain circumstances, shall have jurisdiction over employment disputes with an international dimension.[2] Pursuant to Article 22(1) of the RSTP, in order to determine whether an NDRC has jurisdiction over a dispute with an international dimension, primarily, the general courts should not have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to the disputes arising from the employment contracts, according to the international civil procedure regulations of the country concerned. Apart from this, the conditions set forth in Article 22(1) of the RSTP should be met within the relevant national law. Therefore, to determine the...

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