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The new Turkish Commercial Code numbered 6102 (the “New TCC”) was promulgated in the Official Gazette on February 14, 2011. The new Turkish Commercial Code will become effective as of July 1, 2012 pursuant to the Law numbered 6103 on the Validity and Application of the Turkish Commercial Code 1 July 2012 and Law.
On the other hand, some of the provisions therein will be effective on different dates.
Turkey has recently ratified the Convention on International Interests in Mobile
Equipment (the "Convention") and the Protocol to the Convention on Matters Specific to
Aircraft Equipment (the "Protocol" and, together with the Convention, the "Cape Town
Convention"). By ratifying such Convention, Turkey has become a country which is very
fit for aircraft finance in all respects.
This law is laid down with an attempt to stimulate foreign direct investments; to protect the rights of foreign investors; to define investment and investor in line with international standards; to transform the current screening and approval system into a notification based system for foreign direct investments; and thus to regulate the principles in order to increase foreign direct investments through established policies. This law comprises the treatments to be applied to foreign direct investments...
Real estate acquisition by foreign real and legal persons has been regulated in the article 35 of the Land Registry Law numbered 2644 with law numbered 5444 and dated December 12,2005 which was published in the Official Gazette of 26046 numbered and dated January 7,2006. New fundamental principles were regulated with this new law for acquisition of real estate by foreign real persons and trade companies having a legal personality and established in foreign countries according to the laws of these countries in Turkey...
Turkish law belongs to the Civil law family system, and the development of modern law in Turkey was initially commenced through to the latest decades of 18th Century. Thus, Turkish law was derived notably from German, Swiss and Italian law systems. Whereas it continuously is being amended in accordance with the EU laws and regulations nowadays...
