Öz
The main purpose of limited liability companies, which are regulated as capital stock companies in the Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102, is to make profit and share this profit with the partners. In line with this, the dividend rights of the partners of the limited liability company are compatible with this purpose of the company and occupies an important place among financial rights of partners. On the other hand, using of this right by partners is subject to certain conditions enforced by the legislator on the grounds of capital maintenance and protection of creditors. However, the provision of Article 585 of the TCC, which regulates establishment of limited liability companies, was amended by Law No. 7099 and this amendment repealed the condition to pay at least twenty-five percent of the subscribed cash capital before the registration. Thus, it has been made possible for a limited company established with only subscribed cash capital to continue its commercial activities without capital for a period of twenty-four months following its establishment. Consequently, both dividend rights of shareholders and the protection of creditors were adversely affected. In this study, effect of the amendment by the Law No. 7099 on limited liability companies on the dividend right of partners and creditor protection has been examined.