PRIVATISATION IN TURKEY

LEGAL FRAMEWORK


Privatisation in Turkey is carried out in line with Privatisation Law No. 4046 dated November 1994. This law mainly envisages

• Establishing the PHC (Privatisation High Council), the decision making authority, composed of the Prime Minister and the relevant (4) Ministers,

• Establishing the "PA (Privatisation Administration)", which is responsible for implementing the decisions of the PHC and the fulfilling the responsibilities given by this Law,

• Clear privatisation procedures,

• Providing the personnel of the organisations to be privatised, who might become unemployed as a result of privatisation, with financial and social rights (compensation schemes),

• Establishing the "Privatisation Fund" to finance both the financial needs of the companies in the privatisation portfolio and the compensation schemes (Privatisation proceeds are to be credited to this Fund),

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