Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 243: Summoning of the witness

Part Four: Proof and Evidence › Chapter Four: Witnesses

(1) A witness shall be called by summons. However, a witness brought by the parties without a summons being sent shall also be heard. Provided that, in cases where a definitive time limit has been granted for the witness list and the date of hearing has been set, even if no list has been submitted, the witnesses shall be heard if the party brings them to that hearing.

(2) The summons must have been served at least one week before the hearing day. In urgent cases, it may be decided that the witness shall appear earlier.

(3) Where necessary, a witness may also be summoned by making use of means such as telephone, fax or electronic mail. However, in such case, the consequences attached to failure to appear despite the summons shall not apply.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 243 · Tanığın davet edilmesi

(1) Tanık davetiye ile çağrılır. Ancak, davetiye gönderilmeden taraflarca hazır bulundurulan tanık da dinlenir. Şu kadar ki, tanık listesi için kesin süre verildiği ve dinlenme gününün belirlendiği hâllerde, liste verilmemiş olsa dahi taraf, o duruşmada hazır bulundurursa tanıklar dinlenir.

(2) Davetiyenin duruşma gününden en az bir hafta önce tebliğ edilmiş olması gerekir. Acele hâllerde tanığın daha önce gelmesine karar verilebilir.

(3) Tanığı davet, gerektiğinde telefon, faks, elektronik posta gibi araçlardan yararlanılmak suretiyle de yapılabilir. Ancak, davete rağmen gelmemeye bağlanan sonuçlar, bu durumda uygulanmaz.

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

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