Isil Ökten Tolga Çabakli Debt assumption mechanisms constitute one of the major issues for lenders in public-private partnership (PPP) projects, and have been recently revisited by the Turkish Parliament to ensure certainty, clarity and sustainability in this respect. In March 2013, Act 4749 on Public Finance and Debt Management (the Public Finance Act) has been amended by Law 6428. The new article (8/A) of the Public Finance Act enables a treasury debt assumption mechanism for certain PPP projects on the following conditions:
October 30 2013