Step-by-step conveyancing and procedure stages

Assess the debt

We review your invoices, contracts, cheques, notes or judgment, confirm the correct legal debtor, locate assets where possible, and tell you honestly how collectable the debt really is.

Secure assets early

Where a debtor may hide funds, we apply for precautionary attachment (ihtiyati haciz) to freeze bank accounts and property before the debtor reacts — often the difference between paper and payment.

Choose the route

We select unjudged enforcement, judgment-based enforcement, the cheque/note fast track or bankruptcy pressure — the path that gives the debtor the least room to stall.

Open the file and serve

We file the enforcement request and have the payment or enforcement order served, then watch the short objection window closely.

Defeat any objection

If the debtor objects, we move to remove the objection at the enforcement court on documentary proof, or annul it before the civil court — and pursue the bad-faith penalty where it applies.

Attach and recover

Once the debt is final we attach accounts, property and receivables, arrange auction sale where needed, and channel the proceeds to you in the correct order of priority.

Report and account

You receive clear updates at every step and a final written accounting of what was recovered, all in English.

Critical statutory deadlines and calendar windows

Key deadlines in a Turkish enforcement file

5 days~~Objection to the debt or signature in cheque/note (kambiyo) enforcement — İİK Art. 168/5~~

7 days~~Debtor's objection to a payment order in ordinary unjudged enforcement — İİK Art. 62~~

7 days~~Creditor must start the lawsuit or open enforcement after a precautionary attachment is carried out, or the freeze becomes void automatically — İİK Art. 264~~

1 year~~Creditor's window to bring the action to annul an objection (itirazın iptali davası) once the objection is served — İİK Art. 67~~

3 years~~Prescription for promissory notes and bills of exchange from maturity (TTK Arts. 749, 778) and for a cheque against the drawer after the presentation period (TTK Art. 814)~~

10 years~~Prescription for general contractual debts — TBK Art. 146 (5 years for rent, periodic payments and many recurring commercial supplies, TBK Art. 147)~~

What to put together before instructing us

Recovery in Türkiye turns on procedure, documents and timing. Gathering the following lets us confirm the correct legal debtor, pick the route that gives the debtor the least room to stall, and tell you honestly how collectable the debt really is.

Gather the underlying paperwork: the signed contract, invoices, delivery notes, account statements and any correspondence in which the debt is acknowledged.
Locate the original cheque, bill of exchange or promissory note if you hold one, and check its dates against its presentation and prescription periods.
Confirm the exact identity of the debtor — the registered company rather than a trading name — since pursuing the wrong entity wastes months.
Note the exact currency stated on your invoice or contract and the date the debtor fell into default, so interest and the currency position are claimed correctly at filing.
Check how old the claim is against the prescription periods above (TBK Arts. 146 and 147; TTK Arts. 749, 778 and 814) before the clock runs out.
Note anything you know about the debtor's assets or about funds being moved, so precautionary attachment can be considered at the very start.
If you hold a foreign judgment or arbitral award, keep the decision and the underlying contract together; and if you cannot travel, arrange a power of attorney so the file can be run for you.

Governing statutory provisions under Turkish law

2004~~LAW NO.~~

Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law (İcra ve İflas Kanunu, İİK) · m. 62

Governs enforcement proceedings from the payment order and the debtor's objection through attachment (haciz), sale, precautionary attachment and bankruptcy collection.

6102~~LAW NO.~~

Turkish Commercial Code (Türk Ticaret Kanunu, TTK) · m. 814

Sets the formal requirements and prescription periods for cheques, bills of exchange and promissory notes that decide whether an instrument qualifies for the kambiyo fast track.

5718~~LAW NO.~~

Act on Private International Law and International Civil Procedure (MÖHUK) · m. 54

Sets the conditions on which a Turkish court recognises and declares a foreign judgment enforceable (tanıma and tenfiz) before it can be collected through the İİK.

Debt Collection & Enforcement: Execution Stages, 7-Day Deadlines & Asset Tracing