Last updated: 10 October 2026
Article 67 compensation is not automatic. It requires a request and the applicable legal conditions; the statutory amount is not less than 20%. Ordinary payment-order objections generally have a seven-day period, while bills-of-exchange challenges follow different rules.
The additional compensation associated with Turkish debt enforcement is not an automatic 20% bonus. Article 67 of the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law regulates an annulment-of-objection action and compensation subject to statutory and case-law conditions.
For ordinary enforcement without a judgment, the general payment and objection period is seven days from service (Articles 60 and 62). The debtor submits an objection to the enforcement office. A timely ordinary objection generally stops the disputed enforcement.
Do not confuse this with bills-of-exchange enforcement under Article 168: that procedure provides a ten-day payment period and five-day periods for specified challenges before the enforcement court. These are not a general “five business days” rule. Article 19 governs day calculations, including exclusion of the day of service and extension when the last day is an official holiday.
An annulment-of-objection action (itirazın iptali) under Article 67 must be brought within one year from service of the objection on the creditor. The competent court depends on the underlying relationship, such as a commercial or consumer dispute.
Lifting of objection (itirazın kaldırılması) under Article 68 is a separate route before the enforcement court, generally within six months from service of the objection and requiring the specified documentary basis. The two remedies must not be described as the same lawsuit.
Article 67 requires a request by the opposing party and satisfaction of the applicable conditions. For a debtor, an unjustified objection can create compensation exposure; for a creditor, an unjustified and bad-faith proceeding can do so. Whether a debt is sufficiently determinable and the relevant judicial criteria must also be examined in the individual case.
The statutory amount is not less than 20% of the relevant amount, rather than a guaranteed fixed addition to every debt. Principal debt, interest, expenses and compensation are separate issues. A principal-debt judgment alone does not prove every condition for compensation.
Preserve the served order, proof of service, original contractual and accounting documents, any debt acknowledgement and the objection itself. Check the type of proceeding, correct forum, deadlines and evidential conditions before choosing a remedy. An objection can be a legitimate defence; it should not be presumed to be a delay tactic.
For the procedural context, see debt collection in Türkiye.
Ordinary enforcement without a judgment generally allows seven days from service to pay or object under Articles 60 and 62. Bills-of-exchange enforcement follows different ten-day payment and five-day challenge rules under Article 168.
Article 67 provides an annulment-of-objection action within one year from service of the objection on the creditor. Article 68 provides a separate enforcement-court lifting remedy, generally within six months and with the required documentary basis. The competent forum and conditions must be checked.
No. Article 67 requires a request and satisfaction of the applicable legal conditions. The statutory amount is not less than 20%, rather than a guaranteed fixed addition. An unjustified debtor objection and an unjustified, bad-faith creditor proceeding can each create compensation exposure.
General information, updated 10 October 2026. The applicable procedure and deadlines require assessment of the individual file.
