Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 117: Raising and examination

Part Two: Types of Action, Conditions of Action and Preliminary Objections › Chapter Two: Conditions of Action and Preliminary Objections › Division Two: Preliminary Objections

(1) All preliminary objections must be raised in the statement of defence; otherwise, they shall not be heard.

(2) Preliminary objections shall be examined after the conditions of action.

(3) Preliminary objections shall be examined and decided in the same manner as preliminary questions.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 117 · İleri sürülmesi ve incelenmesi

(1) İlk itirazların hepsi cevap dilekçesinde ileri sürülmek zorundadır; aksi hâlde dinlenemez.

(2) İlk itirazlar, dava şartlarından sonra incelenir.

(3) İlk itirazlar, ön sorunlar gibi incelenir ve karara bağlanır.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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