In practice, bankruptcy of a defendant employer during court proceedings related to employee receivables may be confusing for both the parties of a dispute and the courts handling the proceedings.

Yargıtay, yakın zamanda verdiği 08.02.2022 tarihli ve 2022/64 E., 2022/1438 K. sayılı kararda işçilik alacaklarının tahsili talebiyle açılan bir davada davalı işverenin yargılama devam ederken iflas etmesi halini incelemiştir.

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:

Introduction
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: