1- HOW MUCH OF A SALARY CAN BE SEQUESTRATED OR ASSIGNED AND TRANSFERRED TO SOMEBODY ELSE?
According to article 35 of the Turkish Labor Law numbered 4857, it is clearly stated that it is not possible to sequestrate or assign and transfer more than ¼ (one quarter) of an employee’s salary (excluding alimony).
2- WHAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN EMPLOYER ABOUT THE EXECUTION FILE OF AN EMPLOYEE?
Employer is supposed to send a petition about sequestration of an employee’s salary within 7 days after he/she receives this petition; moreover, he/she should state that that deducted amount will be put into Execution Office’s bank account in order to send it to execution file and then send it to Execution Office.
In the respond letter of employer, he/she should confirm that information requested by Execution Office will be shared and the amount deducted from the salary will be put into Execution Office’s bank account every month.
3- IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE SEQUESTRATION ON AN EMPLOYEE’S SALARY, WHAT SHOULD AN EMPLOYER DO?
If there is more than one sequestration on an employee’s salary, the employer should chronologize them. After previous sequestration(s) ends, the employer should inform that the deducted amount should be put into Execution Office’s bank account.
Source: Labor Law
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