REPUBLIC OF TURKEY BAKIRKÖY 1st CONSUMER COURT

Bereket Sigorta has sued policyholder Seyfetullah Halit Bircan in Istanbul's Bakırköy 1st Consumer Court (case 2026/208) to recover 620,000 TL it paid to Metin Diyar Bildirici, who was injured in an August 15, 2024 single-vehicle crash involving Bircan's insured car. The insurer says the driver was 100% at fault with a blood-alcohol level of 2.22 promil, and it paid 536,000 TL in bodily-damage compensation plus 84,000 TL in attorney fees on February 6, 2025. Bereket is seeking the 620,000 TL principal plus 76,234.52 TL in accrued interest, challenging Bircan's objection to enforcement proceedings opened at Bakırköy 17th Enforcement Office (file 2025/10715), and requesting icra inkâr tazminatı of at least 20%. The court has ordered service by public notice after summonses were returned undelivered, with the next hearing set for January 12, 2027 at 09:35 and the defendant deemed served seven days after publication. The case tests insurers' right of recourse against drunk drivers and will proceed in the defendant's absence if he does not appear or appoint counsel.