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Code of Civil Procedure

Article 343: Submission of the appeal petition

Part Eight: Legal Remedies › Chapter One: Appeal (Istinaf)

(1) The appeal petition may be submitted to the court that rendered the decision or to the court of another place. The court to which the appeal petition is submitted shall record it in the regional court of appeal application register, and a receipt shall be given to the appellant free of charge.

(2) An appeal petition submitted to a court other than the court that rendered the decision shall, after that court has proceeded in accordance with the preceding paragraph, be sent together with its copies to the court that rendered the decision. This circumstance shall be notified to that court forthwith.

(3) As regards the date of filing the appeal, the provision of Article 118 shall apply.

(4) The file shall be sent by the court that rendered the decision to the relevant regional court of appeal, without being bound by the chamber indicated in the appeal petition.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 343 · İstinaf dilekçesinin verilmesi

(1) İstinaf dilekçesi, kararı veren mahkemeye veya başka bir yer mahkemesine verilebilir. İstinaf dilekçesi hangi mahkemeye verilmişse, o mahkemece bölge adliye mahkemesi başvuru defterine kaydolunur ve başvurana ücretsiz bir alındı belgesi verilir.

(2) Kararı veren mahkemeden başka bir mahkemeye verilmiş olan istinaf dilekçesi, bu mahkemece yukarıdaki fıkraya göre işlem yapıldıktan sonra kararı veren mahkemeye örnekleriyle birlikte gönderilir. Bu durum derhâl mahkemesine bildirilir.

(3) İstinaf yoluna başvurma tarihi konusunda 118 inci madde hükmü uygulanır.

(4) Dosya, kararı veren mahkemece, istinaf dilekçesinde gösterilen daire ile bağlı kalınmaksızın, ilgili bölge adliye mahkemesine gönderilir.

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

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