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Code of Civil Procedure

Article 334: Persons entitled to legal aid

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

(1) Persons who are unable to pay, in part or in whole, the necessary costs of proceedings or enforcement proceedings without significantly impairing their own livelihood and that of their family may benefit from legal aid in their claims and defences, in their requests for interim legal protection and in enforcement proceedings, provided that their requests are not manifestly unfounded.

(2) Annulled by Constitutional Court decision of 24/9/2024, E. 2024/78, K. 2024/164

(3) The ability of foreigners to benefit from legal aid is additionally subject to the condition of reciprocity.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 334 · Adli yardımdan yararlanacak kişiler

(1) Kendisi ve ailesinin geçimini önemli ölçüde zor duruma düşürmeksizin, gereken yargılama veya takip giderlerini kısmen veya tamamen ödeme gücünden yoksun olan kimseler, iddia ve savunmalarında, geçici hukuki korunma taleplerinde ve icra takibinde, taleplerinin açıkça dayanaktan yoksun olmaması kaydıyla adli yardımdan yararlanabilirler.

(2) (İptal:Anayasa Mahkemesinin 24/9/2024 Tarihli ve E: 2024/78, K: 2024/164 Sayılı Kararı ile.)

(3) Yabancıların adli yardımdan yararlanabilmeleri ayrıca karşılıklılık şartına bağlıdır.

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

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