COVID-19: Measures in relation to Public Procurement Contacts,
Extension of Time or Termination of Contract
The Circular on the Effect of the COVID-19
Pandemic on Public Procurement Contracts No. 2020/5
("Circular"), has entered into force upon its publication
in the Official Gazette No. 31087 dated 2 April 2020, as measures
to curb the adverse effects of the pandemic continue.
The Circular covers contracts concluded following a tender
opened under the Public Procurement Law No. 4734 and the exemptions
stated therein, (e.g. contracts on construction works such as
construction of highways, shipyards, docks, power plants, or for
purchase of goods and services such as protection and security,
software services, etc.) and provides that where the performance of
the works stated in the contract have become temporarily or
permanently, partially or completely impossible due to the
pandemic, the contractors shall be entitled to file an application
with the relevant
