The Turkish Parliament has recently adopted a legislation that
brings down penalties on bounced checks. Accordingly, contrary to
the former legislation the issuers of bounced checks will only be
subject to administrative fine rather than imprisonment.
During the years of high inflation and the several economic
crises in Turkey, the checks especially by textile and raw
materials sector have been preferred as the payment tool in Turkey.
The economic conditions and the sanctions of imprisonment during
the years that the former laws, Law No 5941 and Law No 3167 were in
effect, has required a new radical approach to check regime due to
many increasing social problems such of increase in prisons, booken
homes, etc. As a reality of patriarchal structure of Turkish
society and perception of "men make houses women make
homes", many women have been stuck in a situation of waiting
their men to be released from the prison.
