Following the mediation clause that came into force last year in labour lawsuits, on 1st of January 2019 mediation clause also came into force for commercial lawsuits before filing a lawsuit at the courts.
According to the Turkish Commercial Code article 5/A, the commercial lawsuits about debt collections and compensations shall be subjected to mediation. In other words, according to this new legislation, applying for mediation before filing a lawsuit before courts became mandatory.