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Code of Civil Procedure

Article 299: Inability to sign the judgment

Part Five: Judgment and Acts of the Parties Terminating the Action › Chapter One: Judgment

(1) If, after the operative part of the judgment has been pronounced and before the reasoned decision is signed, the judge dies or becomes unable to sign for any reason, the new judge shall personally write the reasoned decision in conformity with the judgment pronounced and sign it. Where such a situation arises in panel courts, the judgment shall be signed by the other judges, and the presiding judge or the most senior judge shall write beneath the judgment the reason why the other judge was unable to sign, and sign it.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 299 · Hükmün imza edilememesi

(1) Hüküm sonucu tefhim edildikten sonra gerekçeli karar imzalanmadan, hâkim ölür veya herhangi bir sebeple imzalayamayacak hâle düşerse, yeni hâkim, tefhim edilen hükme uygun olarak gerekçeli kararı bizzat yazarak imzalar. Toplu mahkemelerde böyle bir durumun gerçekleşmesi hâlinde, hüküm diğer hâkimler tarafından imzalanır ve başkan veya en kıdemli hâkim tarafından, hükmün altına diğer hâkimin imza edememesinin sebebi yazılarak imza olunur.

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

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