Significant amendments have been introduced regarding certain
receivables through the Law No. 7244 on the Mitigation of the
Impacts of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak on Economic
and Social Life and on the Amendment of Certain Laws
("Law") which entered into force through publication in
the Official Gazette dated 17.04.2020 and numbered 31102.
Pursuant to Article 1 of the Law, certain payments to be made
within the scope of numerous laws such as the Forestry Law, the
National Parks Law, the State Procurement Law, the Law on
Agriculture Sales Cooperatives and Associations, the Law on Higher
Education Student Loans and Dormitories are postponed for a period
of three months up to one year. Relevant Ministers are entitled to
extend such periods with additional three months. On the other
hand, the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization has been
authorized to postpone contractual payments for the treasury
immovables and adequate pays for a period of three
