Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 148: Working hours of the court

Part Three: Written Procedure › Chapter Five: Taking of Evidence and Special Circumstances During the Taking of Evidence › Division Two: Hearing

(1) Courts shall perform their duties during official working days and hours. However, in cases of necessity or where delay would cause harm, it may be decided that acts such as on-site inspections, preservation of evidence and matters entered on the daily hearing list be performed also on official holidays or outside working hours.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 148 · Mahkemenin çalışma zamanı

(1) Mahkemeler, resmî çalışma gün ve saatlerinde görev yaparlar. Ancak, zorunluluk veya gecikmesinde zarar olan hâllerde, keşif, delillerin tespiti ve günlük duruşma listesinde yazılı işler gibi işlemlerin, resmî tatil günlerinde veya çalışma saatlerinin dışında da yapılmasına karar verilebilir.

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

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