Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law No. 2004

Article 226

The legal representative of the estate is the bankruptcy administration. The administration is obliged to safeguard the interests of the estate and to carry out the liquidation.

Amended: 6/6/1985, Law No. 3222, Art. 27 The administration may settle and enter into arbitration directly with respect to claims of up to two billion liras, and with respect to larger claims, with the authorisation to be given by the meeting of creditors.

Duties and liability of the bankruptcy administration:

Original Turkish text

MADDE 226

Masanın kanuni mümessili iflas idaresidir. İdare masanın menfaatlerini gözetmek ve tasfiyeyi yapmakla mükelleftir.

(Değişik: 6/6/1985-3222/27 md.) İdare, ikimilyar liraya kadar olan alacaklardan doğrudan doğruya, daha ziyade alacaklardan alacaklılar toplanmasının vereceği yetkiyle sulh olabilir ve tahkim yapabilir.

İflas idaresinin vazife ve mes’uliyeti:

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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