Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 227: Offer of an oath

Part Four: Proof and Evidence › Chapter Three: Oath

(1) Even a party who has declared that it has evidence other than an oath for proving the disputed fact may offer an oath.

(2) After the person to whom the oath has been offered has declared that he or she is ready to take the oath, the other party may not withdraw the offer and rely on other evidence, nor may it adduce new evidence.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 227 · Yemin teklifi

(1) Uyuşmazlık konusu vakıanın ispatı için yeminden başka delili olduğunu beyan etmiş olan taraf dahi yemin teklif edebilir.

(2) Yemin teklif olunan kimse, yemini edaya hazır olduğunu bildirdikten sonra, diğer taraf teklifinden vazgeçerek başka bir delile dayanamaz ve yeni bir delil de gösteremez.

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

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