Region: Turkey
Rosatom faces disputes over Finnish and Turkish projects
Rosatom is bringing several ICC cases and potentially also a treaty claim over the termination of its contract for a Finnish nuclear power plant, GAR has learned, as the Russian state entity is threatened with arbitration by a Turkish contractor over another politically sensitive project.
03 August 2022
Lahore cleaning contract lands Pakistan at ICSID
Two Turkish companies have filed an ICSID claim against Pakistan over a US$174 million contract for waste disposal services in the city of Lahore after their offices were reportedly raided by local authorities.
23 June 2022
Greek state entity defeats Stockholm set aside bid
Greece’s state-owned gas company Depa has defeated an attempt by Turkish counterpart Botaş to have a Stockholm court set aside a US$227 million ICC award over the price of gas supplied under a pipeline deal.
05 April 2022
Turkey and Peru face ICSID claims
Italian energy group Enel has launched an ICSID claim against Turkey, while Peru is seeking external counsel for two new claims relating to highway and metro concessions.
13 December 2021
Gazprom sees off another price review challenge
A Swedish court has rejected a Turkish energy company’s bid to set aside an award in another gas price review arbitration with a subsidiary of Gazprom.
01 November 2021
Turkey defeats claim over takeover of media distributor
An ICSID tribunal has thrown out a €126 million claim against Turkey over the alleged expropriation of a real estate and media distribution group linked to exiled Islamic cleric Fetullah Gülen.
22 September 2021
Turkey hit with billion-dollar mining claim
A Canadian mining company has made good on its threat to file a US$1 billion investment treaty claim against Turkey over the state’s refusal to renew licences for a gold mining project that has faced protests over alleged environmental damage and deforestation.
08 June 2021
Turkey to face billion-dollar mining claim
A Canadian mining company is to file a US$1 billion investment treaty claim against Turkey over the state’s refusal to renew licences for a controversial gold mining project that has faced environmental protests.
20 April 2021
Azerbaijani state entity wins more damages in billion-dollar dispute
Azerbaijan’s national oil company has won a second damages award against a Turkish shipping group and its imprisoned founder – while a third award is expected imminently in the billion-dollar dispute that has spawned a trio of arbitrations.
28 January 2021
