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Code of Civil Procedure

Article 326: Liability for the costs of proceedings

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

(1) Except in cases provided for by law, it shall be decided that the costs of proceedings be collected from the party against whom judgment is rendered.

(2) If each of the two parties is partially successful in the action, the court shall apportion the costs of proceedings according to the proportion in which each party has prevailed.

(3) If there is more than one party against whom judgment is rendered, the court may apportion the costs of proceedings among them or may decide that they are jointly and severally liable.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 326 · Yargılama giderlerinden sorumluluk

(1) Kanunda yazılı hâller dışında, yargılama giderlerinin, aleyhine hüküm verilen taraftan alınmasına karar verilir.

(2) Davada iki taraftan her biri kısmen haklı çıkarsa, mahkeme, yargılama giderlerini tarafların haklılık oranına göre paylaştırır.

(3) Aleyhine hüküm verilenler birden fazla ise mahkeme yargılama giderlerini, bunlar arasında paylaştırabileceği gibi, müteselsilen sorumlu tutulmalarına da karar verebilir.

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

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