Cape town convention on international interests in mobile equipment and its additional protocols

Abstract

In this study, first, secured transactions and the works carried out by UNIDROIT regarding these transactions will be examined. Later, the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment drafted by UNIDROIT, hereinafter referred to as "the Cape Town Convention", will be explained. Four protocols have been made regarding the Cape Town Convention. These protocols are the Aircraft Protocol, the Rail Protocol, the Space Protocol, and the MAC Protocol. In 2011, Turkey ratified the Cape Town Convention together with the Aircraft Protocol. Some arrangements were made to harmonize our domestic law with the Convention and the Protocol following the ratification of both instruments. These arrangements are also addressed in this study. Our general evaluation regarding the Cape Town Convention and the Protocols to this Convention is presented in the conclusion.