An ödeme emri is a payment order from an enforcement office (icra dairesi). In Turkey a creditor — a bank, a landlord, a company, a person — can start enforcement (icra takibi) without a court judgment, just by filing a claim at the enforcement office. The office then serves you this order by tebligat. Whether the debt is real is not checked at this stage — that is why the next 7 days matter.
The 7 days
- Object (itiraz) at the enforcement office within 7 days of service — in writing or orally. Say everything at once: that you do not owe the debt, that it was paid, that the signature is not yours. An objection made in time stops the enforcement; the creditor then has to go to court.
- Pay within the same 7 days, if you owe it.
- If you neither object nor pay, you must declare your assets (mal beyanı) within the 7 days — failing to do so can be punished.
Enter the day it was served on this page and the site counts the 7 days. Do not count on the summer judicial recess (20 July – 31 August) to extend it; a last day on a public holiday moves to the next working day.
A cheque or a bill of exchange
When the claim rests on a cheque, a promissory note or a bill of exchange (kambiyo senedi), the order is stricter: 5 days to object — to the enforcement court, not the office — and 10 days to pay; the objection does not stop the enforcement unless the court orders it.
If nothing is done
The order becomes final and the office seizes (haciz) money in Turkish bank accounts, a share of wages or a pension (at least a quarter, after what you and your family need), cars or property. A lawyer for debt matters can file the objection within the 7 days and answer the creditor's case.
Prepared by Legal Help Tool. Last updated . General information, not legal advice.
