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Code of Civil Procedure

Article 172: Interrogation in person

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

(1) The person to be interrogated must appear in person. However, if the person to be interrogated resides outside the province where the court is located and interrogation at the place where the person is located by means of simultaneous audio and video transmission is not possible, the interrogation shall be carried out by way of letters rogatory (istinabe).

(2) If the person to be interrogated is unable to appear in court in person owing to illness, disability or similar reasons, that person shall be interrogated at the place where he or she is located.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 172 · Bizzat isticvap olunma

(1) İsticvap olunacak kimsenin bizzat gelmesi gereklidir. Ancak, isticvap olunacak kişi, mahkemenin bulunduğu il dışında oturuyor ve bulunduğu yerde aynı anda ses ve görüntü nakledilmesi yolu ile isticvap olunması mümkün değil ise istinabe yolu ile isticvap olunur.

(2) İsticvap olunacak kimse hastalık, engellilik veya benzeri sebeplerle mahkemeye bizzat gelemeyecek durumda ise bulunduğu yerde isticvap olunur.

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

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