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Code of Civil Procedure

Article 228: Summons to take an oath

Part Four: Proof and Evidence › Chapter Three: Oath

(1) If the person to whom the oath has been offered is not personally present at the hearing, a summons to take the oath shall be issued to him or her.

(2) The summons to take the oath shall state the questions to be asked concerning the matters subject to the oath, and that if, without a valid excuse, he or she does not personally appear before the court on the day and at the time set for the oath, or appears but does not refer the oath back, or refuses to take the oath, he or she shall be deemed to have admitted the facts that are the subject of the oath.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 228 · Yemine davet

(1) Yemin teklif edilen kimse, duruşmada bizzat hazır bulunmadığı takdirde, kendisine yemin için bir davetiye çıkarılır.

(2) Yemin davetiyesine, yemine konu hususlar hakkında sorulacak sorular ile geçerli bir özrü olmaksızın yemin için tayin olunan gün ve saatte mahkemeye bizzat gelmediği veya gelip de yemini iade etmediği yahut yemini eda etmekten kaçındığı takdirde, yemin konusu vakıaları ikrar etmiş sayılacağı yazılır.

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

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