Last verified: 2026-08-29 · Source: primary legislation and official status tables
Recovering a debt from a debtor in Turkey
What applies, what it realistically takes, and where the limits are.
Confirmed parameters
Only values checked against a primary source appear here. Where a parameter has not been confirmed, it is left out rather than estimated.
- Parameter
- General limitation period for contractual claims
- Value
- 10 years
- Source
- Code of Obligations 6098 art. 146; art. 147 sets 5 years for periodic obligations, retail supply and works contracts; interruption art. 154, fresh period art. 156
- Last verified
- 2026-08-31
Enforcement route
The applicable route for this jurisdiction is recorded as reciprocity. The New York Convention applies to arbitral awards.
Practical constraints
Icra takibi — a fast compulsory enforcement procedure
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What we do here
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