A Review of the Possibility of Application for Concrete Norm Control by the Turkish Football Federation Arbitration Board

Dilara Yüzer Eltimur; İbrahim Doğan Takavut

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A Review of the Possibility of Application for Concrete Norm Control by the Turkish Football Federation Arbitration Board

Yazarlar:

Dilara Yüzer Eltimur | İbrahim Doğan Takavut

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Public Law (Other)

Dergi:

İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası Vol.83 Issue 1, pp.287-336

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001355562

pISSN:

2636-7734

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Özet:

 Arbitration, as an alternative dispute resolution method, is becoming more popular for resolving sports disputes and is also rising in Turkish law. Under the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey the Constitution, objections to sports federations decisions related to the management and discipline of sports activities can only be made to arbitration, which is the authorised body. Additionally, the arbitration boards decisions are considered final and cannot be appealed to the judiciary. According to the Constitution and other relevant statutes, the Turkish Football Federation Arbitration Board TFF Arbitration Board has been designated as the only authorised body to which objections can be made against decisions related to the management and discipline of sports activities by the Turkish Football Federation. However, it is uncertain whether concrete norm control is possible if the parties claim or if the TFF Arbitration Board finds that the laws applied by the Board in cases where it acts as a mandatory arbitral body are unconstitutional. It should be possible to raise objections to the Constitutional Court to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution for sports stakeholders and to eliminate unconstitutional regulations in sports law. This study evaluates the conditions for resorting to concrete norm control, as stated in Article 152 of the Constitution, within the scope of the mandatory arbitration proceedings of the TFF Arbitration Board. It also addresses the necessary changes to Turkish positive law.

 Arbitration, as an alternative dispute resolution method, is becoming more popular for resolving sports disputes and is also rising in Turkish law. Under the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey the Constitution, objections to sports federations decisions related to the management and discipline of sports activities can only be made to arbitration, which is the authorised body. Additionally, the arbitration boards decisions are considered final and cannot be appealed to the judiciary. According to the Constitution and other relevant statutes, the Turkish Football Federation Arbitration Board TFF Arbitration Board has been designated as the only authorised body to which objections can be made against decisions related to the management and discipline of sports activities by the Turkish Football Federation. However, it is uncertain whether concrete norm control is possible if the parties claim or if the TFF Arbitration Board finds that the laws applied by the Board in cases where it acts as a mandatory arbitral body are unconstitutional. It should be possible to raise objections to the Constitutional Court to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution for sports stakeholders and to eliminate unconstitutional regulations in sports law. This study evaluates the conditions for resorting to concrete norm control, as stated in Article 152 of the Constitution, within the scope of the mandatory arbitration proceedings of the TFF Arbitration Board. It also addresses the necessary changes to Turkish positive law.

 Arbitration, as an alternative dispute resolution method, is becoming more popular for resolving sports disputes and is also rising in Turkish law. Under the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey the Constitution, objections to sports federations decisions related to the management and discipline of sports activities can only be made to arbitration, which is the authorised body. Additionally, the arbitration boards decisions are considered final and cannot be appealed to the judiciary. According to the Constitution and other relevant statutes, the Turkish Football Federation Arbitration Board TFF Arbitration Board has been designated as the only authorised body to which objections can be made against decisions related to the management and discipline of sports activities by the Turkish Football Federation. However, it is uncertain whether concrete norm control is possible if the parties claim or if the TFF Arbitration Board finds that the laws applied by the Board in cases where it acts as a mandatory arbitral body are unconstitutional. It should be possible to raise objections to the Constitutional Court to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution for sports stakeholders and to eliminate unconstitutional regulations in sports law. This study evaluates the conditions for resorting to concrete norm control, as stated in Article 152 of the Constitution, within the scope of the mandatory arbitration proceedings of the TFF Arbitration Board. It also addresses the necessary changes to Turkish positive law.

 Spor hukuku alanında ortaya çıkan ve ekonomik değeri yüksek uyuşmazlıkların sayısı her geçen gün artmaktadır. Bu uyuşmazlıklardan özellikle spor faaliyetlerinin yönetimine ve disiplinine ilişkin olanlarının hızlı çözümlenmesi ve telafisi mümkün olmayan zararlara sebebiyet vermemesi için de uyuşmazlıkların mahkemeler yerine tahkim yolu ile çözümlenmesi dünyada tercih edilen bir yöntem haline gelmiştir. Nitekim Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Anayasasında da spor federasyonlarının spor faaliyetlerinin yönetimine ve disiplinine ilişkin kararlarına karşı ancak zorunlu tahkim yoluna başvurulabileceği, tahkim kurullarının vereceği kararların kesin olduğu ve bu kararlara karşı yargı yolunun kapalı olduğu düzenlenmiştir. Anayasada yer alan ilgili hüküm ve diğer düzenlemeler doğrultusunda Futbol Federasyonunun spor faaliyetlerinin yönetimine ve disiplinine ilişkin kararlarına karşı da başvurulabilecek tek ve yetkili mercii TFF Tahkim Kurulu olarak belirlenmiştir. Zorunlu tahkim yargılaması yapan TFF Tahkim Kurulunun baktığı davalarda uyguladığı kanunların anayasaya aykırı olduğu taraflarca iddia edildiğinde yahut anayasaya aykırılık kanısına bizzat TFF Tahkim Kurulu vardığında somut norm denetimine başvuru imkanının olup olmadığı ise bir kesinlik taşımamaktadır. Spor paydaşlarının anayasayla güvence altına alınan temel hak ve özgürlüklerinin korunması ve spor alanında anayasaya aykırı düzenlemelerin hukuk sisteminden ayıklanması, taraflarca uyuşmazlıklarda uygulanan kanunlar hakkında anayasaya aykırılık itirazında bulunulabilmesi ve TFF Tahkim Kuruluna bu itirazı Anayasa Mahkemesine götürme yetkisinin tanınması ile mümkün olacaktır. Çalışmada, Anayasanın 152. maddesinde belirtilen somut norm denetimi yoluna başvuru şartlarından her biri TFF Tahkim Kurulunun zorunlu tahkim yargılaması yaptığı haller kapsamında değerlendirilmiştir. TFF Tahkim Kurulunun somut norm denetimi yoluna başvuru yetkisinin olup olmadığı ve pozitif hukukta konuya özgü yapılması gereken değişiklikler, çalışmada tartışılmıştır.

Makale detayları

A Review of the Possibility of Application for Concrete Norm Control by the Turkish Football Federation Arbitration Board

Yazarlar:

Dilara Yüzer Eltimur | İbrahim Doğan Takavut

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Public Law (Other)

Dergi:

İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası Vol.83 Issue 1, pp.287-336

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001355562

pISSN:

2636-7734

Concrete Norm Control

Mandatory Arbitration

TFF Arbitration Board

TFF

Constitution

Constitutional Court

ECHRSomut Norm Denetimi

Tahkim

Zorunlu Tahkim

TFF

TFF Tahkim Kurulu

Anayasa

Anayasa Mahkemesi

AİHM

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Dilara Yüzer Eltimur | İbrahim Doğan Takavut

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Public Law (Other)

Dergi: İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası Vol.83 Issue 1, pp.287-336

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001355562

pISSN: 2636-7734

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Dilara Yüzer Eltimur | İbrahim Doğan Takavut

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Public Law (Other)

Dergi:

İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası Vol.83 Issue 1, pp.287-336

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001355562

pISSN:

2636-7734