Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 219: Obligation of the parties to submit documents

Part Four: Proof and Evidence › Chapter Two: Documents and Deeds

(1) The parties shall be obliged to submit to the court all documents in their possession on which they themselves or the opposing party rely as evidence. Electronic documents shall be submitted to the court by producing a printout of the document and, when requested, by recording it on an electronic medium in a form suitable for examination.

(2) In the case of documents in continuous use, such as commercial books, only certified copies of the relevant parts may be submitted to the court.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 219 · Tarafların belgeleri ibrazı zorunluluğu

(1) Taraflar, kendilerinin veya karşı tarafın delil olarak dayandıkları ve ellerinde bulunan tüm belgeleri mahkemeye ibraz etmek zorundadırlar. Elektronik belgeler ise belgenin çıktısı alınarak ve talep edildiğinde incelemeye elverişli şekilde elektronik ortama kaydedilerek mahkemeye ibraz edilir.

(2) Ticari defterler gibi devamlı kullanılan belgelerin sadece ilgili kısımlarının onaylı örnekleri mahkemeye ibraz edilebilir.

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

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