Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Author: Alper Uzun

Introduction

The "Law No. 7445 on the Amendment of the Execution and Bankruptcy Law and Certain Laws", a kind of "omnibus law" known as the 7th Judicial Package, entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 05.04.2023.

As its name suggests, the Law provides for a number of amendments to the Execution and Bankruptcy Law No. 2004 ("EBL"). Together with these amendments, nearly 20 amendments have been made to the Execution and Bankruptcy Law to date. While some of these amendments aim to adapt to the developing technology, others aim to prevent possible loss of rights, and some aim to speed up the execution processes. Apart from the EBL, amendments are also envisaged in other laws. The mandatory mediation process for disputes arising from rental law and Law of Property Ownership are some of them. Changes have been made to the Attorney's Act specifically in favor of lawyers who are at the beginning of their careers.

Law No. 7445 introduced various amendments to the Turkish Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure regarding offences such as migrant smuggling, drug and similar substance abuse.

This article discusses the amendments concerning execution and bankruptcy law, commercial law and mediation processes.

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