DECLARATIONS

LODGED BY THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY UNDER THE CAPE TOWN CONVENTION AT THE TIME OF THE DEPOSIT OF ITS INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION IN RESPECT THEREOF

(i) Form No. 1 (specific opt-in declaration under Article 39(1)(a))

The Republic of Turkey declares that all categories of non-consensual rights or interests (other than a right or interest to which Article 40 of the Cape Town Convention applies) which under Turkish Law have and will in the future have priority over an interest in an object equivalent to that of the holder of a registered international interest shall to that extent have priority over a registered international interest, whether in or outside insolvency proceedings.

(ii) Form No. 4 (general opt-in declaration under Article 39(1)(b))

The Republic of Turkey declares that nothing in the Convention shall affect its right or that of any State entity, any intergovernmental Organization or other private provider of public services to arrest or detain an object under its laws for payment of amounts owed to The Republic of Turkey, any such State entity, Organization or provider directly relating to the services provided by it in respect of that object or another object.

iii) Form No. 6 (opt-in declaration under Article 40))

The Republic of Turkey declares that the following categories of non-consensual right or interest shall be registrable under the Convention as regards any category of aircraft object as if the right or interest were an international interest and shall be regulated accordingly:

a. rights of a person obtaining a court order permitting attachment of an aircraft object in partial or full satisfaction of a legal judgment; and b. liens or other rights of a state entity relating to taxes or other unpaid charges.

iv) Form No. 8 (general declaration under Article 50)

The Republic of Turkey declares that the Convention and the Protocol shall not, subject to Article 50(2) thereof, apply to any transaction which is an internal transaction in relation to the Republic of Turkey with regard to all those types of objects falling within the sphere of application of the Convention or the Protocol.

(v) Form No. 13-A (mandatory declaration under Article 54(2))

The Republic of Turkey declares that all remedies available to the creditor under the Convention which are not expressed under the relevant provision thereof to require application to the court may be exercised, without court action and without leave of the court.


DECLARATIONS

LODGED BY THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY UNDER THE AIRCRAFT PROTOCOL AT THE TIME OF THE DEPOSIT OF ITS INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION IN RESPECT THEREOF

(i) Form No. 19 (opt-in declaration under Article XXX(1) in respect of Article VIII)

The Republic of Turkey declares that it will apply Article VIII.

(ii) Form No. 21 (opt-in declaration Article XXX(2) in respect of Article X providing for the application of the entirety of the latter)

The Republic of Turkey declares that it will apply Article X in its entirety and that the number of working days to be used for the purposes of the time limit laid down in Article X(2) shall be, in respect of the remedies specified in Articles 13(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Convention (preservation of the aircraft objects and their value; possession, control or custody of the aircraft objects; and immobilization of the aircraft objects), not more that ten (10) calendar days and, in respect of the remedies specified in Articles 13(1)(d)-(e) of the Convention (lease or management of the aircraft objects and the income thereof and sale and application of proceeds from the aircraft equipment), not more than thirty (30) calendar days.

(iii) Form No. 23 (general op-in declaration under Article XXX(3) in respect of Article XI providing for the application of Alternative A in its entirety to all types of insolvency proceeding)

The Republic of Turkey declares that it will apply Article XI, Alternative A in its entirety to all types of insolvency proceeding and that the waiting period for the purposes of Article XI(3) of that Alternative shall be sixty (60) calendar days.

(iv) Form No. 26 (opt-in declaration under Article XXX(1) in respect of Article XII)

The Republic of Turkey declares that it will apply Article XII.

(v) Form No. 27 (opt-in declaration under Article XXX(1) in respect of Article XIII)

The Republic of Turkey declares that it will apply Article XIII.


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