Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 231: Death or loss of capacity to act

Part Four: Proof and Evidence › Chapter Three: Oath

(1) If the party who is to take the oath is a natural person and dies or loses capacity to act before taking the oath, the oath shall be deemed not to have been offered.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 231 · Ölüm veya fiil ehliyetinin kaybı

(1) Yemin edecek taraf gerçek kişi olup, yeminden evvel ölür veya fiil ehliyetini kaybederse yemin teklif edilmemiş sayılır.

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

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