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Code of Civil Procedure

Article 170: Determination of the persons to be interrogated

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

(1) On behalf of legal persons, the persons having the power of representation shall be interrogated.

(2) In respect of a transaction carried out on behalf of a minor or a person under guardianship, that person's statutory representative shall be interrogated.

(3) In cases where minors or persons under guardianship are granted the right to bring an action in person, the provision of paragraph 2 shall not apply.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 170 · İsticvap olunacak kişilerin belirlenmesi

(1) Tüzel kişiler adına, temsil yetkisine sahip kimseler isticvap olunur.

(2) Ergin olmayan veya kısıtlı bir kimse adına yapılmış bir işleme ilişkin olarak, o kişinin kanuni mümessili isticvap olunur.

(3) Ergin olmayan veya kısıtlı kimselere bizzat dava hakkı tanınan hâllerde, ikinci fıkra hükmü uygulanmaz.

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

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