Asset-based financing—often called Asset-Based Lending (ABL)—is one of the most practical, collateral-driven forms of commercial credit. In a traditional loan, lenders mainly assess a company’s overall balance sheet, projected cash flows, and credit profile. In ABL, the logic shifts: the facility is built around specific assets—typically receivables, inventory, machinery/equipment, and sometimes bank accounts/cash controls—and the […]
In commercial transactions, the most expensive disputes often arise from one basic confusion: who possesses an asset vs. who owns it. In everyday business, possession and ownership usually align—until they don’t. In Turkey, many financing and trade structures intentionally separate possession from ownership: finance leasing, retention of title, consignment stock, warehouse storage, and pledge structures […]
Insolvency is the moment when security interests are tested. A pledge or mortgage that looks strong in normal times can lose practical value if perfection is unclear, collateral cannot be identified, or priority is disputed. For that reason, understanding secured creditors’ rights in Turkish insolvency law is not just academic—it is fundamental for banks, investors, […]
Asset-based financing (ABL) is built on a simple idea: credit should follow value. Instead of lending primarily against a borrower’s balance-sheet strength or projected cash flows, the lender focuses on identifiable assets—receivables, inventory, machinery, and sometimes bank accounts and structures the facility so that loan availability expands or contracts with the value of those assets. […]
Legal Status of Company Assets During Liquidation in Turkey (Corporate, Property, and Creditor Perspectives) Liquidation is the corporate law “endgame.” When a company in Turkey enters liquidation (tasfiye), the central purpose of the legal regime is to convert the company’s remaining value into money and distribute it according to legally recognized priorities. For shareholders, liquidation […]
Transportation of Goods Law in Turkey: A Practical Legal Guide for Shippers, Carriers & Logistics Companies Turkey sits on one of the world’s busiest trade corridors, which means transportation disputes are not “rare exceptions”—they are a predictable business risk. Whether you ship by road from Istanbul to the EU, export via Turkish ports, move cargo […]