Amendments To The Execution And Bankruptcy Law And Certain Laws

The Law Amending the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law and Certain Laws ("Amendment Law"), known as the 7^th Judicial Package, was published in the Official Gazette (32154) dated 05 April 2023 and entered into force except for several provisions with later effective dates.

The Amendment Law sets out several changes in the fields of enforcement law, criminal law, and procedural law, and it expands the scope of mandatory mediation significantly. Some of the prominent amendments introduced by the Amendment Law are examined below:

i. AMENDMENTS TO THE ENFORCEMENT AND BANKRUPTCY LAW NO. 2004 ("EBL")

• Seizure at Residential Properties

Article 79/a added to the EBL introduces certain rules on seizures at residential properties and subjects the bailiff's decision on seizures at residential properties to the approval of enforcement courts, in order to strengthen residential privacy. Accordingly,