Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 251: Exceptions to the right to refuse to testify

Part Four: Proof and Evidence › Chapter Four: Witnesses

(1) In the cases under Articles 248 and 249 and subparagraph (a) of Article 250;

a) By a person who was present as a witness during the performance of a legal transaction, concerning the substance and content of that transaction,

b) Concerning events arising from the birth, death or marriage of family members,

c) Concerning facts relating to financial disputes between family members arising from family relations,

ç) Concerning acts performed by the witness personally as the legal predecessor or representative of one of the parties,

testimony may not be refused.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 251 · Tanıklıktan çekinme hakkının istisnaları

(1) 248 ve 249 uncu maddeler ile 250 nci maddenin (a) bendindeki hâllerde;

a) Bir hukuki işlemin yapılması sırasında tanık olarak bulundurulmuş olan kimse o işlemin esası ve içeriği hakkında,

b) Aile bireylerinin doğum, ölüm veya evlenmelerinden kaynaklanan olaylar hakkında,

c) Aile bireyleri arasında, ailevi ilişkilerden kaynaklanan mali uyuşmazlıklara ilişkin vakıalar hakkında,

ç) Taraflardan birinin hukuki selefi veya temsilcisi olarak kendisinin yaptığı işler hakkında,

tanıklıktan çekinilemez.

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

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