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Debitura recovers unpaid invoices from debtors in Turkey through our platform: submit your claim, track it in real time, and pay only when money comes in. Debitura is the platform; the regulated collection work in Turkey is performed by our exclusive local partner, ARS Consultancy, an Istanbul-based agency and a member of FENCA, ECA and the League International for Creditors, where it holds a board seat.

  • Risk-free: Pay only when we recover your money.
  • Quick setup: Submit invoices in a few clicks.
  • Real-time tracking: Monitor progress live in one portal.
  • Local expertise: Turkish professionals handle the demand, the icra dairesi filing and any court step.

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Getting started with debt collection in Turkey

  1. Upload your claim via Debitura's dashboard in under 2 minutes, with the invoice details and debtor information.
  2. ARS Consultancy takes over and opens the amicable phase in Turkish, with a formal payment demand stating the statutory default interest.
  3. Track progress in real time through your dashboard. If the claim needs to escalate to ilamsız icra or to court, you approve a quote first.

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With Debitura you only pay when we succeed. Pre-legal collection is No Cure, No Pay: a success fee deducted from recovered amounts, invoiced locally by your partner. Fees depend on the debtor's country, not yours.

  • Debtors in Europe (EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, the UK and Switzerland): success fees from 6% depending on claim size.
  • Debtors in the rest of the world: success fees from 7.5% depending on claim size.
  • Older claims: a surcharge applies for claims 12–24 months overdue and for claims older than 24 months.
  • Legal action is optional: you approve fixed-price quotes before any legal spend.

See the pricing page for the full fee schedule, or get an instant estimate when you upload a claim.

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Fees are calculated in USD; claims in other currencies are converted at the prevailing rate. Pricing follows the debtor's country: countries in the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, the UK and Switzerland use our Europe schedule, all others the International schedule. See full pricing for complete terms.

How does debt collection work in Turkey?

Debt collection in Turkey starts with an amicable phase handled locally by ARS Consultancy: reminders and a formal payment demand, aimed at full payment or a written instalment agreement. Most straightforward claims are resolved at this stage. If the debtor still does not pay, escalation is never automatic - your partner assesses the legal route and you approve a quote before any court step.

Key Takeaways

The four steps from unpaid invoice to recovered cash

  1. Step 1 - Amicable collection: reminders, a formal payment demand and negotiation, handled locally by ARS Consultancy. Most undisputed claims are resolved in this phase, without going to court.
  2. Step 2 - Enforceable title: if the debtor still does not pay, your partner assesses the legal route to obtain an enforceable title and you approve a fixed-price quote before anything proceeds.
  3. Step 3 - Enforcement: with a legal title, the competent enforcement authority can attach wages, bank funds and other assets until the claim is recovered.
  4. Step 4 - Insolvency: if the debtor turns out to be insolvent, your proof of claim is filed and any distributions are monitored on your behalf.

Every step is tracked in your dashboard, and nothing escalates without your approval. The full legal detail for Turkey - timelines, costs, courts and enforcement - follows in the guide below.

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    ARS Consultancy
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    Cemal Sahir Sok. No:29/47, Mecidiyekoy Polat Is Merkezi, 34387 Sisli, Istanbul, Turkiye
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    FENCA (Federation of European National Collection Associations); ECA (European Collectors Association); LIC (League International for Creditors) - Board Member
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    +90 212 296 91 47
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Debt collection in Turkey - the complete 2026 guide

Written for creditors, in-house counsel and finance teams recovering money from a debtor in Turkey (Türkiye), this guide sets out how debt collection in Turkey works end to end: the governing statutes and courts, who does what, the limitation and statutory-interest rules, the ilamsız icra route to an enforceable outcome, enforcement through the icra dairesi, and insolvency under the İcra ve İflas Kanunu.

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Debt collection in Turkey - quick answers

Debt collection in Turkey is unusual in one respect that shapes every recovery strategy: a creditor can open enforcement proceedings without a court judgment first. The headline rules are below.

How much does debt collection cost in Turkey?

Pre-legal collection is success-based (No Cure, No Pay), so the amicable phase costs you nothing unless money is recovered. Opening ilamsız icra (enforcement without a prior judgment) at the icra dairesi carries statutory filing and service costs, and a contested claim adds court costs and lawyer's fees. Turkey indexes its judicial monetary thresholds and fee items annually to the tax revaluation rate, set at 25.49% for 2026, so any figure quoted for a previous year is out of date; your partner quotes the current cost for your claim before you approve a legal step.

How long does debt collection take in Turkey?

The enforcement route moves quickly when the debtor does not object: the icra müdürü issues an ödeme emri (payment order) on the takip talebi, and the debtor has 7 days from service to pay or object. If the debtor objects in time, proceedings halt, and the creditor then has 1 year to bring an itirazın iptali (annulment of objection) action or, where the debt rests on a signed or notarised instrument, 6 months to apply for itirazın kesin kaldırılması (definitive removal of the objection). A fully contested claim runs through the Asliye Hukuk Mahkemesi with an istinaf appeal above it.

What is the limitation period for a debt in Turkey, and does it differ for consumers?

The general limitation period (zamanaşımı) is 10 years under Türk Borçlar Kanunu (the Turkish Code of Obligations, Law No. 6098) article 146, and 5 years under article 147 for six specific claim types: rent and other periodic payments, hotel and restaurant bills, small-scale retail and craft-work sales, partnership-internal claims, agency and commission claims, and most construction-contract claims. This framework applies to both commercial and consumer claims: Turkish law sets no separate limitation period for consumer debt. The Tüketicinin Korunması Hakkında Kanun (the Consumer Protection Law, Law No. 6502) contains only two limitation articles, article 12 (2 years for a defective good, 5 years for housing) and article 16 (2 years for a defective service), and both govern the consumer's claim against a seller rather than a creditor collecting a debt from a consumer. Article 147's shorter periods key off the type of claim, not the debtor's merchant or consumer status.

What statutory interest applies to a Turkish debt?

Turkey sets two different default rates, and here the commercial and consumer positions genuinely diverge. Where no contractual rate is agreed, commercial default interest between merchants follows Kanuni Faiz ve Temerrüt Faizine İlişkin Kanun (the Law on Statutory and Default Interest, Law No. 3095) article 2, which tracks the Central Bank of Turkey's avans (short-term advance) rate as at 31 December of the previous year when that is higher than the general rate; the TCMB avans rate has stood at 39.75% per annum since 20 December 2025. General and consumer default interest under article 1 of the same law is 24% per annum where no rate is agreed. Compound interest is banned outright in consumer transactions, even in default (Law No. 6502, article 4(7)), while Türk Ticaret Kanunu (the Turkish Commercial Code, Law No. 6102) article 8 permits it between merchants at intervals of at least three months.

TopicRule
Limitation, general10 years (TBK art. 146). Same for commercial and consumer claims.
Limitation, special categories5 years for six claim types (TBK art. 147), by claim type not debtor type.
Default interest, B2BTCMB avans rate, 39.75% p.a. since 20 December 2025 (Law 3095 art. 2).
Default interest, general and consumer24% p.a. where not agreed (Law 3095 art. 1). No compound interest.
Objection window7 days from service of the ödeme emri (IIK arts. 60 to 62).
Court jurisdictionAsliye Hukuk Mahkemesi for money claims of any value (HMK art. 2). No small-claims split.

What documents do I need to collect a debt in Turkey?

Ilamsız icra can be opened on the creditor's own statement, without filing the underlying documents at the outset, which is why the route is fast. What decides the case is what happens after an objection: a signed or notarised instrument (a promissory note, a signed acknowledgement, a notarised contract) unlocks the shorter 6-month itirazın kesin kaldırılması route, while an unsigned invoice trail leaves you with the 1-year itirazın iptali action. Assemble the contract, invoices, statement of account, proof of delivery and any signed acknowledgement before you start.

Which route should my claim take in Turkey?

Most claims start with ilamsız icra, because it puts a payment order in front of the debtor without a court case. If the debtor is a tacir (merchant) or otherwise subject to bankruptcy by special law, the iflas yolu (bankruptcy route) is also available and is often the stronger lever; against an ordinary consumer only haciz (attachment) is possible. A claim that is genuinely disputed on the merits belongs in an ordinary action before the Asliye Hukuk Mahkemesi, which hears money claims regardless of value.

Who does what in Turkey debt collection?

Recovery in Turkey involves a collection agency or law firm for the amicable phase, the icra dairesi for enforcement, and the civil courts when a claim is contested. Debitura is the platform that routes and tracks your claim; the regulated work in Turkey is performed by our licensed local partner, ARS Consultancy.

Collection agencies in Turkey

A collection agency manages the amicable phase: tracing and contacting the debtor, issuing a formal payment demand, negotiating settlement or an instalment plan, and documenting the outcome. Agencies register with the trade registry and operate as commercial companies; they cannot themselves compel payment, so their value lies in resolving the claim before the statutory machinery is needed and in preparing the file if it is.

The icra dairesi and the icra müdürü in Turkey

The icra dairesi (enforcement office) is the state body that actually enforces. On a takip talebi (enforcement request) the icra müdürü (enforcement director) issues the ödeme emri and, if no timely objection follows, proceeds to haciz (attachment) of the debtor's assets and their sale. Enforcement officers are court-attached public officials, not private bailiffs, and they act on the creditor's application under the İcra ve İflas Kanunu (the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law, Law No. 2004).

Lawyers in Turkey

An avukat (lawyer) is needed once an objection has to be lifted, since itirazın iptali and itirazın kesin kaldırılması are court actions, and for any ordinary action or bankruptcy petition. For a foreign creditor, Turkish counsel is also the practical route to a valid power of attorney and to representation before the Asliye Hukuk Mahkemesi.

Step 4 - How do insolvency procedures affect debt recovery in Turkey?

Where a debtor cannot pay at all, individual enforcement gives way to a collective procedure under the İcra ve İflas Kanunu. Two routes matter to a creditor: iflas (bankruptcy), which liquidates, and konkordato (composition with creditors), which restructures.

Who can be made bankrupt in Turkey

Bankruptcy is available only against a tacir (merchant) or a person made subject to bankruptcy by a special law (article 43). An ordinary consumer debtor cannot be made bankrupt, and can only be pursued through haciz. For a creditor, this makes the debtor's status the first question: against a company or a registered trader, the threat of a bankruptcy petition is often a stronger lever than attachment, because it puts the whole business at risk rather than one asset.

Konkordato (composition with creditors)

A debtor who cannot pay its debts as they fall due, or who is at risk of that, may petition the competent court for konkordato. The court grants an initial moratorium (mühlet) and appoints a concordat commissioner (komiser) to supervise the debtor and report on the proposal, and creditors are then called to consider it. The moratorium suspends individual enforcement, so a creditor who has attached assets should expect the process to pause. The precise length of the initial moratorium and its extensions are set by the statute and applied by the court, so confirm the current period with Turkish counsel before planning around it.

The creditor process and priority

In a bankruptcy, creditors register their claims with the estate and distribution follows a statutory ranking table (sıra cetveli) drawn up under the İcra ve İflas Kanunu. A rehinli (secured) creditor is satisfied first from the proceeds of the asset securing its claim; where that value falls short, the unpaid balance joins the unsecured creditors, who share what remains of the estate. Ordinary trade creditors therefore sit at the back of the queue and commonly recover only part of the debt, which is the practical argument for acting on a Turkish receivable while attachment is still available.

Fees, interest and who pays what in Turkey

  • Our fee: success-based, No Cure, No Pay (see pricing).
  • Enforcement and court fees: statutory enforcement and court fees apply only if the case escalates, and Turkey re-indexes its judicial fee items annually to the tax revaluation rate (25.49% for 2026). Your partner quotes the current cost before any step is taken.
  • Statutory debtor items: default interest runs on the debt at the statutory rate where no rate is agreed, and a court may award denial-of-debt compensation of at least 20% of the claim against a party who objected in bad faith.
  • Who keeps what: recovered principal is yours; interest and costs follow the contract, the statute and the court's or the enforcement office's order.

Statutory default interest in Turkey

Where the contract fixes no rate, Kanuni Faiz ve Temerrüt Faizine İlişkin Kanun (Law No. 3095) sets two different defaults. Commercial default interest between merchants follows article 2, tracking the Central Bank of Turkey's avans rate as at 31 December of the previous year when that is higher than the general rate; that rate has stood at 39.75% per annum since 20 December 2025. General and consumer default interest under article 1 is 24% per annum. Compound interest is available between merchants at intervals of at least three months (Türk Ticaret Kanunu article 8) and is prohibited outright in consumer transactions, even in default (Law No. 6502, article 4(7)).

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