Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 325: Expenses relating to procedures to be carried out ex officio

Part Seven: Costs of Proceedings and Legal Aid › Chapter One: Costs of Proceedings

(1) In actions and matters over which the parties may not freely dispose, it shall be decided that the expenses required for evidence resorted to by the judge of his or her own motion be paid within a period of one week by one of the parties or by both in a proportion to be specified. If an advance sufficient to cover the expenses of these procedures is not deposited within the specified period, it shall be ordered that they be paid from the Treasury, to be recovered later from the party who is required to pay this expense.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 325 · Resen yapılması gereken işlemlere ilişkin giderler

(1) Tarafların üzerinde serbestçe tasarruf edemeyeceği dava ve işlerde, hâkim tarafından resen başvurulan deliller için gereken giderlerin, bir haftalık süre içinde taraflardan birisi veya belirtilecek oranda her ikisi tarafından ödenmesine karar verilir. Belirlenen süre içinde bu işlemlere ait giderleri karşılayacak miktarda avans yatırılmazsa, ileride bu gideri ödemesi gereken taraftan alınmak üzere Hazineden ödenmesine hükmedilir.

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

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