Levent Law Firm represents businesses in Izmir in unpaid invoice, failed delivery, and other commercial disputes, from formal demands and mediation to enforcement and court proceedings. As your Izmir commercial lawyer, we examine the transaction behind the claim, identify the party responsible, and put the documents before the authority that can act. A foreign supplier awaiting payment from an Izmir customer and a local business defending a disputed delivery both need a case built from what the parties agreed and what they actually did.
We work from contracts, invoices, delivery records, bank entries, and the correspondence that changed the deal. Our aim is a defined legal result: payment of a proven debt, performance of an obligation, compensation for a breach, or a defense against an unsupported demand.
We conduct your commercial file under a power of attorney
With a power of attorney, we submit the commercial claim, enforcement request, or court response in your name. Levent Law Firm prepares the documents, writes to the counterparty, enforcement office, mediator, and court, and answers requests for missing material. We track filing and objection periods, receive notices and decisions served on us as counsel, and take the next action from the recorded service date.
Articles 71, 73, 74, and 76 of the Code of Civil Procedure establish representation in litigation, the lawyer's ordinary case authority, the acts requiring express authority, and the filing of the power of attorney. Settlement and alternative dispute resolution need express authority under Article 74, so we check the instrument before representing you in mediation or concluding terms. Article 18 of the Regulation on Service of Process directs service to counsel in a matter followed through a representative; our office receives the court papers and decision in the represented case.
We also take over a file already in motion. We obtain the demand, payment order, objection, mediation record, or court petition, reconcile it with the original transaction, and bring the claim or defense into one consistent account. The business can continue its work while we handle the correspondence, hearings, and enforcement filings connected to the dispute.
We turn an unpaid invoice into a documented payment claim
An unpaid commercial invoice is a claim about an underlying sale or service, its agreed price, and the payment that remains due. We match each invoice to the order, delivery or service record, account statement, and any partial payment, then establish the amount and the debtor named in the documents. For a foreign supplier selling to an Izmir business, we examine the same transaction trail alongside the buyer's response and the place where the claim can be pursued.
Article 21 of the Turkish Commercial Code treats an invoice as accepted if the recipient does not object to its content within eight days of receiving it. We compare the invoice's delivery and any response with the contract and performance evidence, then present the claim on its full documentary basis. If the customer asserts a deduction, return, or different price, we identify the particular entry at issue and answer it with the corresponding order, credit note, delivery record, or bank movement.
We prepare the formal demand and the claim for principal and applicable interest from the actual agreement and payment history. Article 18(3) of the Commercial Code specifies channels for notices between merchants concerning default, termination, or withdrawal; we select the channel and wording that fit the relief pursued. The demand states the obligation and the response required, giving subsequent mediation, enforcement, or litigation a clear record to work from.
We pursue the remedy for a failed delivery or broken trade agreement
A delayed shipment, incomplete delivery, or service that does not match the bargain can leave an Izmir business without the goods or payment it expected. We read the order, specifications, delivery receipts, inspection record, and messages exchanged when the problem was discovered. We then frame the requested performance, price adjustment, recovery of a payment, or compensation around the obligation the counterparty actually breached.
The Turkish Commercial Code, Article 23, addresses partial performance in sales between merchants and permits wider relief where the missing part defeats the transaction's purpose under the statutory conditions. Article 125 of the Turkish Code of Obligations provides routes to performance with delay damages, compensation for nonperformance, or withdrawal when its default rules are met. We assess the delivery sequence and the value of what was supplied, choose the remedy supported by those records, and make the demand or court claim accordingly.
For the business facing a claim, we examine whether the goods were accepted, what was reported as defective or missing, and how the parties handled replacement or payment. We prepare the response from the contemporaneous records and defend the claim for the amount or remedy the evidence supports. This matters when an invoice dispute is really about the quality, timing, or quantity of the supply behind it.
We initiate enforcement and answer a debtor's objection
An established monetary claim can be taken to an enforcement office without first obtaining a court judgment under Article 42 of the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law. We prepare the enforcement request from the debtor's identity, the transaction, and the amount claimed, and we follow the payment order issued by the office. Where the debtor pays or proposes a documented settlement, we record the terms and pursue performance of the obligation.
If the debtor objects, we examine the objection against the contract, invoice, delivery evidence, and payments. Article 67 of the same law gives a creditor one year from service of the objection to seek its annulment in court by proving the receivable; we prepare that claim and file it within the period. Once the claim can be enforced, we pursue the available collection measures through the enforcement file and account for sums received.
We also represent an Izmir business that receives a payment order for a disputed trade debt. We review the order and service record immediately, compare the alleged debt with the company's accounts, and file the response supported by the transaction. A defense may turn on payment already made, a different contracting party, a disputed delivery, or an amount calculated outside the agreed terms; we put the relevant documents before the enforcement office or court.
We seek security when a receivable needs protection
For an unsecured, due monetary claim, Article 257 of the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law provides a route to seek a precautionary attachment of the debtor's property and rights. We examine the claim's due date, security position, debtor records, and available evidence, then apply to the court for the measure when the statutory grounds are met. Our application identifies the receivable and the property or rights the order is intended to secure.
The attachment is part of a collection strategy tied to the underlying claim. We coordinate the court request with the enforcement or lawsuit file, follow the order's implementation, and pursue the claim to the decision and collection stage. For a business waiting on payment, this gives a legal way to protect the position while the merits are being resolved.
We represent you in commercial mediation and prepare enforceable terms
Many monetary commercial claims require mediation before a lawsuit. Article 5/A of the Turkish Commercial Code covers specified commercial actions for receivables, compensation, annulment of an enforcement objection, negative declaratory relief, and recovery of a payment. We classify the proposed action, file and conduct the required mediation with the authority stated in the power of attorney, and carry the transaction evidence into negotiations.
Settlement can put a payment schedule, return of goods, or completion of a delivery into precise written terms. We draft the obligation, amount, performance dates, and treatment of the existing enforcement or court file so that the agreement can be implemented. Article 18 of the Mediation in Civil Disputes Law governs the mediation agreement and its enforceability; in commercial disputes, Article 18(4) treats an agreement signed by the parties' lawyers and the mediator as having the force of a court judgment without a separate enforceability annotation. We prepare and sign that instrument as your counsel and follow performance after signature.
When mediation ends without agreement, we use its record to bring or defend the claim in the competent court. The Commercial Code, Articles 4 and 5, identify commercial actions and the commercial court's role. We determine the court from the parties and transaction, submit the documents and requests, and answer the opposing case through to the reasoned decision.
We present the commercial case and defend the business record
Commercial litigation turns on a transaction history the court can test. We organize the contract, orders, invoices, delivery and acceptance records, account entries, notices, and the response to each disputed item into a coherent claim or defense. We request the evidence needed from the other party or relevant records, address the court's questions, and respond to expert findings about the account or performance.
An Izmir distributor may face a buyer withholding payment after accepting part of a shipment; another business may have paid for goods that never arrived. We separate the delivered and undelivered parts, trace each payment, and claim the resulting balance or defend the alleged shortfall. The court receives the delivery and payment evidence for each amount in dispute.
For a foreign-owned business, we establish who contracted, who performed, and who owes the debt in the Izmir transaction. We examine the signing authority, company and transaction records, and any overseas documents the claim depends on, then present the relevant material in the Turkish proceeding. Our Izmir practice areas also cover connected matters.
Put your Izmir trade dispute before us
Send Levent Law Firm the agreement, invoices, delivery records, payment history, and any demand, objection, or court paper already received. We will identify the claim or defense, take responsibility for the notices and filings, and pursue the payment, performance, or decision the record supports. You can review Attorney Alparslan LEVENT's background while we examine the file.
Contact us about your commercial dispute in Izmir and authorize us to act on the transaction behind it. We will put the evidence before the counterparty, mediator, enforcement office, or court and carry the matter through the decision and collection work it requires.