Deportation Appeal Deadline Calculator (7 Days)
Find your last day to file a court case against a deportation decision in Turkey.
Short answer
A case against a deportation decision is filed at the administrative court within 7 days of service of the decision (Law No. 6458, Art. 53/3). The period starts the day after service; weekends and holidays count. If the last day falls on a holiday, the period runs until the end of the next working day (İYUK Art. 8). During the period and while the case is pending, you cannot be deported without your consent.
Calculate your last day
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Last day to file the case
For this date of service, the period has expired. Once the period is missed the deportation can be carried out; efforts to lift it usually have to continue from abroad, against the entry ban. If service was not made properly, the period may not have started.
Day-by-day period
| Day | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Service | Not counted | |
| Extension | ||
| Last day | First working day |
Weekends, the official holidays in Law No. 2429 and the religious holidays of 2025–2027 are taken into account. Administrative leave days are not treated as holidays. Check the period against the date on your notice of service.
How is the period counted?
- The period starts the day after the day the decision was served (İYUK Art. 8/1). The day of service is not counted.
- Weekends and official holidays count; the seventh day is seven days after service.
- If the seventh day falls on a holiday, the period runs until the end of the next working day (İYUK Art. 8/2). Saturday is also treated as a holiday.
- 28 October and the eves of religious holidays are half days: the holiday starts at 13:00 (Law No. 2429). The calculator does not treat these days as holidays and warns you if one is the last day.
For how to file the case, what to do if the period has passed and the entry ban, see the guide to stopping a deportation in Turkey.
Three examples
| Service | Last day | |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 22 October 2026 | The seventh day, 29 October, is Republic Day; the last day is Friday, 30 October 2026. | |
| Wednesday, 20 May 2026 | The seventh day, 27 May, is the first day of the Feast of Sacrifice; after the feast and Sunday, the last day is Monday, 1 June 2026. | |
| Friday, 9 October 2026 | The weekend in between counts; the last day is Friday, 16 October 2026. |
What the calculator does not cover
- Improper service. The calculation assumes the decision was served properly. If it was never served, or you were only made to sign another document, the situation is different.
- Judicial recess and administrative leave. The judicial recess extension and administrative leave days are not taken into account, so the last day shown may be early, never late.
- Administrative detention. Applying to the criminal judgeship of peace against detention in a removal centre is a separate route and is not tied to a time limit in the law (Law No. 6458, Art. 57/6). How to get out of a removal centre
Frequently asked questions
From which day does the 7-day period start?
From the day after the decision was served on you, your legal representative or your lawyer (İYUK Art. 8/1). The date on the decision or the day you were taken to the removal centre does not count; check the date of service on the notice of service.
Some sources say 15 days. Which is right?
The period is 7 days (Law No. 6458, Art. 53/3). 15 days was the rule before 2019; Law No. 7196 (Official Gazette, 24.12.2019) reduced it to 7 days. Sources that say 15 days rely on the old text.
What if the last day falls on a weekend or a holiday?
Holidays in between count. If the last day falls on a holiday, the period runs until the end of the next working day (İYUK Art. 8/2). Decisions of the Council of State and a regional administrative court have treated Saturday as a holiday too.
Can I be deported before the period ends?
Not without your consent. A foreigner cannot be deported during the period for filing the case or, if a case is filed, until it is decided (Law No. 6458, Art. 53/3).
Which court hears the case?
The administrative court. The person who applies to the court also notifies the authority that issued the deportation decision (Law No. 6458, Art. 53/3). The court’s decision in this case is final.
Legal basis
- Law No. 6458 on Foreigners and International Protection: Art. 53/3 (administrative court within 7 days of service; no deportation during the period and until the case is decided).
- Administrative Procedure Law No. 2577 (İYUK): Art. 8 (start of periods and holiday extension), Art. 61 (judicial recess and duty courts).
- Law No. 2429 on National Holidays and General Holidays: Art. 1-2 (official holidays, half days starting at 13:00).
- Saturday treated as a holiday: Council of State (Danıştay), 4th Chamber, E.2019/8976, K.2021/952; Ankara Regional Administrative Court (BİM), 4th Administrative Chamber, E.2019/2916, K.2020/372.
- Religious holiday dates: calendar of the Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), 2025–2027.
The information on this page is for general guidance only and does not constitute legal advice. Last legal review: 9 October 2026.