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Code of Civil Procedure

Article 138: Decision on procedural conditions and preliminary objections

Part Three: Written Procedure › Chapter Four: Preliminary Examination

(1) The court shall first decide on the procedural conditions of the action and the preliminary objections on the basis of the case file; where necessary, it may hear the parties on this matter at the preliminary examination hearing before rendering its decision.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 138 · Dava şartları ve ilk itirazlar hakkında karar

(1) Mahkeme, öncelikle dava şartları ve ilk itirazlar hakkında dosya üzerinden karar verir; gerektiği takdirde kararını vermeden önce, bu konuda tarafları ön inceleme duruşmasında dinleyebilir.

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

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