Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law No. 2004

Article 227

Amended: 6/6/1985, Law No. 3222, Art. 28

The provisions of the first and second paragraphs of Article 8 and of Articles 9, 11, 16 and 359 relating to enforcement offices shall also apply to the bankruptcy administration. Added sentence: 28/2/2018, Law No. 7101, Art. 9 The bankruptcy administration is obliged to inform the creditors admitted to the bankruptcy estate, upon their request, of the progress of the bankruptcy liquidation and of the plan and timetable of the subsequent steps.

Added second paragraph: 9/11/1988, Law No. 3494, Art. 46; Repealed: 2/3/2005, Law No. 5311, Art. 28

The enforcement court has supervisory authority over the bankruptcy administration and may, where necessary, terminate the duties of those constituting the bankruptcy administration. The enforcement court shall select, in replacement of a person whose duties have been terminated or who has resigned, a new one from among the previous candidates in accordance with the principles in Article 223.

Those constituting the bankruptcy administration shall be liable for damage resulting from their fault. These actions shall be heard by the ordinary courts of justice.

Those constituting the bankruptcy administration shall be deemed public officials for the purposes of the application of the Turkish Criminal Code.

Ownership claims of third parties:

Original Turkish text

MADDE 227

(Değişik: 6/6/1985-3222/28 md.)

8 inci maddenin bir ve ikinci fıkraları ve 9,11,16 ve 359 uncu maddelerin icra dairelerine ait hükümleri iflas idaresi hakkında da uygulanır. (Ek cümle: 28/2/2018-7101/9 md.) İflâs idaresi, iflâs masasına kabul edilen alacaklılara, talepleri hâlinde iflâs tasfiyesinin seyri ile müteakip işlemlerin planı ve takvimi hakkında bilgi vermekle yükümlüdür.

(Ek ikinci fıkra: 9/11/1988-3494/46 md.; Mülga: 2/3/2005-5311/28 md.)

İcra mahkemesi, iflas idaresi üzerinde gözetim yetkisine sahip olup gerektiğinde iflas idaresini teşkil edenlerin görevine son verebilir. İcra mahkemesi, görevine son verilen veya istifa edenin yerine, önceki adaylar arasından 223 üncü maddedeki esaslar dairesinde yenisini seçer.

İflas idaresini teşkil edenler kusurlarından ileri gelen zarardan sorumludurlar. Bu davalara adliye mahkemelerinde bakılır.

İflas idaresini teşkil edenler Türk Ceza Kanununun uygulanmasında memur sayılırlar.

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

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