The Law Amending the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law and Certain Laws ("Amendment Law"), known as the 7^th Judicial Package, was published in the Official Gazette (32154) dated 05 April 2023 and entered into force except for several provisions with later effective dates.

The Amendment Law sets out several changes in the fields of enforcement law, criminal law, and procedural law, and it expands the scope of mandatory mediation significantly. Some of the prominent amendments introduced by the Amendment Law are examined below:

Kamuoyunda 7. Yargı Paketi olarak anılan 7445 sayılı İcra ve İflas Kanunu ile Bazı Kanunlarda Değişiklik Yapılmasına Dair Kanun (“Kanun”), 5 Nisan 2023 tarihli ve 32154 sayılı Resmî Gazete’de yayımlanmış ve yürürlüğü sonraya bırakılan birtakım düzenlemeler dışında yürürlüğe girmiştir.

İcra hukuku, ceza hukuku ve usul hukukuna yönelik çeşitli düzenlemelerin yer aldığı Kanun kapsamında, dava şartı arabuluculuğun kapsamının önemli ölçüde genişletildiği görülmektedir. Kanun kapsamında ön plana çıkan düzenlemelere aşağıda yer verilmektedir.

5. Yargı Paketi kapsamında 30.11.2021 tarih ve 31675 sayılı Resmî Gazete’de yayımlanarak yürürlüğe giren 7343 sayılı İcra ve İflas Kanunu ile Bazı Kanunlarda Değişiklik Yapılması Hakkında Kanun (“7343 sayılı Kanun”) ile, 4721 sayılı Türk Medeni Kanunu ve 5395 sayılı Çocuk Koruma Kanunu gibi diğer kanunların yanı sıra, 2004 sayılı İcra ve İflas Kanunu’nda (“İİK”) pek çok önemli değişiklik yapılmıştır.

The Law Amending the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law and Certain Other Laws No. 7343 (“AmendmentLaw”), known as the 5^th Judicial Reform Package, which entered into force upon publication in the Official Gazette (31675) dated November 30^th, 2021, introduced several important changes to the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law No. 2004 (“Law No. 2004”), as well as Turkish Civil Law No. 4721 and Child Protection Law No. 5395.

In scope of the measures taken to prevent COVID-19 outbreak from spreading within our country, the Presidential Decree on Suspension of the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Proceedings dated 21 March 2020 and numbered 2279 (“the Presidential Decree”), which was issued based on Article 330 of the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Act, has entered into force upon publication in the Official Gazette dated 22 March 2020 and numbered 31076.

1. Within the context of the measures taken for combating COVID-19, how will the courthouses function?

The courthouses across the country are open and active. That being said,

Introduction

The Law amending the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law and Other Laws (the Amendment Law) was published in the Official Gazette 30361 and entered into force on 15 March 2018. The most significant amendments introduced to the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law are:

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Postponement of bankruptcy
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Introduction

On July 15 2016 Parliament enacted an omnibus bill which amended several laws. The Law on the Amendment of Some Laws to Improve the Investment Environment focuses on: