Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 151: Order of the hearing

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

(1) The judge shall prohibit any person who disturbs the order of the hearing from doing so and, if necessary, shall order that such person, except for attorneys, be immediately removed from the courtroom.

(2) If a person, despite a warning, disturbs the order of the court or continues to make improper remarks or to behave improperly in the presence of the court, that person shall be immediately apprehended and disciplinary imprisonment of up to four days shall be imposed on him or her. The provision of this paragraph shall not apply to attorneys.

(3) If the act disturbing the order of the court, or the improper remark or behaviour made in the presence of the court, also constitutes an offence, this circumstance shall be sent with minutes to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and, if necessary, it shall also be decided that the person who committed the act, except for attorneys, be placed in pre-trial detention.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 151 · Duruşma düzeni

(1) Hâkim, duruşmanın düzenini bozan kimseyi, bunu yapmaktan men eder ve gerekirse, avukatlar hariç, derhâl duruşma salonundan çıkarılmasını emreder.

(2) Bir kimse, ihtara rağmen mahkemenin düzenini bozar veya mahkeme huzurunda uygun olmayan bir söz söylemeye veya davranışta bulunmaya devam ederse derhâl yakalanır ve hakkında dört güne kadar disiplin hapsi uygulanır. Bu fıkra hükmü avukatlar hakkında uygulanmaz.

(3) Mahkemenin düzenini bozan eylem veya mahkeme huzurunda söylenen uygun olmayan söz veya davranış, ayrıca bir suç oluşturuyor ise bu durum bir tutanak ile Cumhuriyet başsavcılığına gönderilir ve gerekiyorsa, avukatlar hariç, fiili işleyenin tutuklanmasına da karar verilir.

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

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