Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 236: Person who is to take the oath being outside the jurisdictional area of the court

Part Four: Proof and Evidence › Chapter Three: Oath

(1) A person residing outside the jurisdictional area of the court shall be obliged to come to the court hearing the action to take the oath. However, if the person who is to take the oath resides outside the province where the court is located and it is not possible to administer the oath at the place where he or she is by means of simultaneous transmission of sound and image, the oath shall be administered by way of letters rogatory.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 236 · Yemin edecek kimsenin mahkemenin yargı çevresi dışında olması

(1) Mahkemenin yargı çevresi dışında oturan kimse, yemin için davaya bakan mahkemeye gelmek zorundadır. Ancak, yemin edecek kişi, mahkemenin bulunduğu il dışında oturuyor ve bulunduğu yerde aynı anda ses ve görüntü nakledilmesi yolu ile yemin icrası mümkün değil ise istinabe yolu ile yemin ettirilir.

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

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