Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 260: Informing the witness

Part Four: Proof and Evidence › Chapter Four: Witnesses

(1) Before the witness is heard, the judge shall inform the witness about the event on which he or she will testify and shall ask him or her to state what he or she knows concerning the matters on which he or she will testify.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 260 · Tanığın bilgilendirilmesi

(1) Tanık dinlenmeden önce hakkında tanıklık yapacağı olayla ilgili olarak, hâkim tarafından kendisine bilgi verilir ve tanıklık edeceği konulara ilişkin bildiklerini söylemesi istenir.

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

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