Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 247: Right to refuse to testify

Part Four: Proof and Evidence › Chapter Four: Witnesses

(1) In the cases expressly specified in the law, a person who has been called as a witness may refuse to testify.

(2) Where grounds for refusing to testify for personal reasons exist, the judge shall remind the person called as a witness in advance that he or she has the right to refuse.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 247 · Tanıklıktan çekinme hakkı

(1) Kanunda açıkça belirtilmiş olan hâllerde, tanık olarak çağrılmış bulunan kimse, tanıklık yapmaktan çekinebilir.

(2) Kişisel nedenlerle tanıklıktan çekinme sebeplerinin varlığı hâlinde, hâkim tanık olarak çağrılmış kimsenin çekinme hakkı bulunduğunu önceden hatırlatır.

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

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