INTRODUCTION TO BASIC
PRINCIPLES AND FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF LAW
BRANCHES OF LAW III
BRANCHES OF LAW III
• Commercial law is another branch of the private law.
• It is regulated in Turkish Commercial Code numbered 6012.
• It also has some other sub-branches:
• Law of commercial enterprise
• Law of commercial papers
• Company law
• Insurance law
• Maritime commercial law
BRANCHES OF LAW III
• Law of commercial enterprise is dealing with the notions like comercial enterprise and businessman. Commercial enterprise is the main notion of the Turkish Commercial Code.
• In article 11 of the TCC, it is defined as «Commercial businesses , artisans, which aims to provide income for the operation are in excess of the prescribed limit to the activities
carried out continuously and independent entity,».
BRANCHES OF LAW III
• Company law is also a branch of the commercial law.
• Because they play a ciritical role in commerce, they are regulated in details in TCC.
• There are many types of companies:
• Ordinary pratnership
• Open company
• Commandite company
• Commandite company divided into shares
• Joint-stock company
• Limited liability company