Amended: 18/2/1965, Law No. 538, Art. 80
A creditor whose claim is based on a cheque, bill of exchange or promissory note may, even if the claim is secured by a pledge, initiate proceedings under the special procedures in this section by way of attachment or, if the debtor is among the persons subject to bankruptcy, by way of bankruptcy.
In the request for proceedings, the creditor is obliged, in addition to the matters in Article 58, to state which of the attachment and bankruptcy routes he requests against a debtor subject to bankruptcy, and to attach to the request for proceedings the original of the negotiable instrument and as many certified copies as there are debtors.
A) Enforcement by way of attachment:
Payment order:
Original Turkish text
MADDE 167
(Değişik: 18/2/1965-538/80 md.)
Alacağı çek, poliçe veya emre muharrer senete müstenit olan alacaklı, alacak rehinle temin edilmiş olsa bile, bu bölümdeki hususi usullere göre haciz yolu ile veya borçlu iflasa tabi şahıslardan ise iflas yolu ile takipte bulunabilir.
Alacaklı, takip talebinde 58 inci maddedeki hususlardan başka iflasa tabi borçlusu aleyhine haciz ve iflas yollarından hangisini istediğini bildirmeğe ve takip talebine kambiyo senedinin aslını ve borçlu adedi kadar tasdikli örneğini eklemeğe mecburdur.
A) Haciz yolu ile takip:
Ödeme emri: