Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 128: Consequence of failure to submit the statement of defence in time

Part Three: Written Procedure › Chapter Two: Statement of Defence

(1) A defendant who has not submitted a statement of defence within the time limit shall be deemed to have denied all of the facts asserted by the claimant in the statement of claim.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 128 · Süresinde cevap dilekçesi verilmemesinin sonucu

(1) Süresi içinde cevap dilekçesi vermemiş olan davalı, davacının dava dilekçesinde ileri sürdüğü vakıaların tamamını inkâr etmiş sayılır.

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

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