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Code of Civil Procedure

Article 401: Subject-matter jurisdiction and venue

Part Ten: Interim Legal Protection › Chapter Two: Preservation of Evidence and Other Interim Legal Protection

(1) Where no action has yet been brought, preservation of evidence shall be requested from the court that will hear the action on the merits, or from the court of peace of the place where the thing to be subject to inspection or expert examination is located or where the person to be heard as a witness resides.

(2) The provisions on the determination of facts to be made by notaries under the Notaries Law No. 1512 of 18/1/1972 are reserved.

(3) In the action brought on the merits, it may not be asserted that the court which carried out the preservation of evidence lacked venue or subject-matter jurisdiction.

(4) Only the court in which the action is pending has venue and subject-matter jurisdiction over any request for preservation of evidence made after the action has been brought.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 401 · Görev ve yetki

(1) Henüz dava açılmamış olan hâllerde delil tespiti, esas hakkındaki davaya bakacak olan mahkemeden veya üzerinde keşif yahut bilirkişi incelemesi yapılacak olan şeyin bulunduğu veya tanık olarak dinlenilecek kişinin oturduğu yer sulh mahkemesinden istenir.

(2) Noterlerin, 18/1/1972 tarihli ve 1512 sayılı Noterlik Kanunu uyarınca yapacağı vakıa tespitine ilişkin hükümler saklıdır.

(3) Esas hakkında açılan davada, delil tespiti yapan mahkemenin yetkisiz ve görevsiz olduğu ileri sürülemez.

(4) Dava açıldıktan sonra yapılan her türlü delil tespiti talebi hakkında sadece davanın görülmekte olduğu mahkeme yetkili ve görevlidir.

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

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