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ARTICLE · 09 MARCH 2012

The New Code Of Obligations: An Overview

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In accordance with Turkey’s growing social needs, as well as considering its technological enhancements, the need to amend and improve major codes has become indispensable.

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In accordance with Turkey's growing social needs, as well as considering its technological enhancements, the need to amend and improve major codes has become indispensable. Accordingly, the current Turkish Code of Obligations1 (the "TCO") will be replaced by the New Code of Obligations (the "New TCO") as of 1 July 2012. There are specific articles addressing some of the new regulations in this newsletter, as well as articles in some of our earlier newsletters. With this article, we present a general overview of previously unaddressed regulations of the New TCO. In the following section, each subject is addressed separately for ease of reference.

(i) New Regulations Regarding Employment Agreements:

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