Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 339: Collection of costs of proceedings deferred through legal aid

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

(1) All costs of proceedings deferred on account of the legal aid decision and the advances paid by the State shall be collected, at the end of the action or proceedings, from the person who is found to be in the wrong. Where the person benefiting from legal aid is found to be in the wrong, it may be decided, if deemed appropriate, that the costs of proceedings be paid in equal monthly instalments within a maximum of one year.

(2) Added: 11/4/2013, Law No. 6459, Art. 24 If it is clearly understood by the court that collecting the costs of proceedings paid by the State or exempted on account of the legal aid decision would cause hardship to the person benefiting from legal aid, the court may decide in the judgment that such person be wholly or partially exempted from payment.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 339 · Adli yardımla ertelenen yargılama giderlerinin tahsili

(1) Adli yardım kararından dolayı ertelenen tüm yargılama giderleri ile Devletçe ödenen avanslar dava veya takip sonunda haksız çıkan kişiden tahsil olunur. Adli yardımdan yararlanan kişinin haksız çıkması hâlinde, uygun görülürse yargılama giderlerinin en çok bir yıl içinde aylık eşit taksitler hâlinde ödenmesine karar verilebilir.

(2) (Ek: 11/4/2013-6459/ 24 md.) Adli yardım kararından dolayı Devletçe ödenen veya muaf tutulan yargılama giderlerinin tahsilinin, adli yardımdan yararlananın mağduriyetine neden olacağı mahkemece açıkça anlaşılırsa, mahkeme, hükümde tamamen veya kısmen ödemeden muaf tutulmasına karar verebilir.

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

Unofficial translation for information only. The Turkish text published in the Official Gazette is the only authoritative version. This page is not legal advice.