TTK ARTICLE 12 – (1)A person who operates a commercial enterprise, even partially, on his own behalf is called a merchant.
(2)He has stated that he has established and opened a commercial enterprise, through circulars, newspapers, radio, television and other A person who has notified the business to the public by means of announcement or has declared the situation by registering his business in the trade registry is considered a merchant, even if he has not actually started the business. A person who carries out transactions as a partner on behalf of another company that is not considered to exist legally, under any circumstances, is liable to bona fide third parties as a merchant.