Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 286: Court in which actions shall be brought

Part Four: Proof and Evidence › Chapter Five: Expert Examination

(1) The action for compensation to be brought against the State shall be heard, in cases where the expert report contrary to the truth was taken as the basis for the judgment by a court of first instance, by the civil chamber of the regional court of appeal within whose judicial district that court is located; and in cases where it was taken as the basis for the judgment by the regional court of appeal, by the relevant civil chamber of the Court of Cassation.

(2) The recourse action to be brought by the State against the responsible expert shall be heard by the court that decided the action for compensation.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 286 · Davaların açılacağı mahkeme

(1) Devlet aleyhine açılacak olan tazminat davası, gerçeğe aykırı bilirkişi raporunun ilk derece mahkemesince hükme esas alındığı hâllerde, bu mahkemenin yargı çevresi içinde yer aldığı bölge adliye mahkemesi hukuk dairesinde; bölge adliye mahkemesince hükme esas alındığı hâllerde ise Yargıtay ilgili hukuk dairesinde görülür.

(2) Devletin sorumlu bilirkişiye karşı açacağı rücu davası, tazminat davasını karara bağlamış olan mahkemede görülür.

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

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