What it means for you
Company formation, shareholder rights, board duties, general assemblies, mergers, cheques and bills, and the commercial books you must keep all come from here. It also sets who counts as a merchant, which changes the rules that apply to you.
Commonly confused with
Not the Code of Obligations. If a question is about being a company or a merchant, look at TTK; if it is about the agreement itself, look at TBK.
Where you meet this word
On every trade-registry filing, in the articles of association, and in any dispute between shareholders.
Statute: Turkish Commercial Code (TTK) No. 6102
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