Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 197: Examination of evidence and letters rogatory

Part Four: Proof and Evidence › Chapter One: General Provisions

(1) Except in the cases specified in the law, evidence shall be examined before the court hearing the action, together as far as possible and at the same hearing. In cases of necessity, the examination of some evidence may be left to another hearing.

(2) Evidence located elsewhere that cannot be brought to the court may be collected at that place by way of letters rogatory (istinabe).

(3) During the examination of evidence or the hearing of statements, the parties may be present at the requested court and may exercise their right to make statements regarding the evidence. To ensure this, the parties shall be notified of the date and place of the examination. Even if the parties are not present at the requested court upon this notice, the evidence shall be examined or the statements heard.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 197 · Delillerin incelenmesi ve istinabe

(1) Kanunda belirtilen hâller dışında, deliller davaya bakan mahkeme huzurunda, mümkün olduğu kadar birlikte ve aynı duruşmada incelenir. Zorunlu hâllerde, bazı delillerin incelenmesi başka bir duruşmaya bırakılabilir.

(2) Başka yerde bulunan ve mahkemeye getirilemeyen deliller, o yerde istinabe yoluyla toplanabilir.

(3) Delillerin incelenmesi veya beyanların dinlenmesi sırasında taraflar, istinabe olunan mahkemede hazır bulunabilir ve delillerle ilgili açıklama haklarını kullanabilirler. Bu hususu sağlamak için, taraflara incelemenin yapılacağı tarih ve yer bildirilir. Bu davet üzerine taraflar istinabe olunan mahkemede hazır bulunmasalar dahi deliller incelenir veya beyanlar dinlenir.

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

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