Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 232: Persons who shall take the oath

Part Four: Proof and Evidence › Chapter Three: Oath

(1) The oath shall be offered to a party and shall be taken or referred back by that party.

(2) If one of the parties is a legal person or a minor or a person under guardianship, the oath for proving a fact relating to a transaction carried out on their behalf may be taken or referred back by the person or organ authorised to represent the legal person or by the statutory representative.

(3) In cases where minors or persons under guardianship are granted the right to bring an action personally, the provision of paragraph 2 shall not apply.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 232 · Yemini yerine getirecek kimseler

(1) Yemin, tarafa teklif olunur ve tarafça eda yahut iade olunur.

(2) Taraflardan biri tüzel kişi yahut ergin olmayan veya kısıtlı bir kimse ise onlar adına yapılmış bir işleme ilişkin vakıanın ispatı için yemin, tüzel kişiyi temsile yetkili kişi veya organ yahut kanuni mümessil tarafından eda ya da iade olunabilir.

(3) Ergin olmayan veya kısıtlı kimselere bizzat dava hakkı tanınan hâllerde, ikinci fıkra hükmü uygulanmaz.

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

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