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Code of Civil Procedure

Article 402: Request for the taking of evidence and decision

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

(1) A request for the taking of evidence shall be made by petition. The petition shall contain the fact to be established, the questions to be put to the witnesses or experts, the grounds giving rise to the apprehension that the evidence will be lost or that difficulties will be encountered in presenting it, and the name, surname and address of the person against whom the taking of evidence is requested. Where the person requesting the taking of evidence is unable, because the situation and circumstances do not permit, to designate the person against whom the evidence is to be taken, the request shall nevertheless be deemed valid.

(2) No further steps shall be taken unless the costs of the taking of evidence determined by the court are paid as an advance.

(3) If the court finds the request for the taking of evidence justified, the decision shall be served on the opposing party together with the petition. The decision shall further specify how and when the taking of evidence will be carried out, that the opposing party may also be present during its execution, and that any objections and additional questions must be notified within one week.

(4) Added: 22/7/2020, Law No. 7251, Art. 44 After the taking of evidence has been carried out, a copy of the record of the taking of evidence and of the expert report, if any, shall be served ex officio by the court on the opposing party.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 402 · Delil tespiti talebi ve karar

(1) Delil tespiti talebi dilekçeyle yapılır. Dilekçede tespiti istenen vakıa, tanıklara veya bilirkişilere sorulması istenen sorular, delillerin kaybolacağı veya gösterilmesinde zorlukla karşılaşılacağı kuşkusunu uyandıran sebepler ile aleyhine delil tespiti istenen kişinin ad, soyad ve adresi yer alır. Tespit talebinde bulunan, durum ve koşulların imkân vermemesi nedeniyle, aleyhine tespit yapılacak kişiyi gösteremiyorsa talebi geçerli sayılır.

(2) Mahkeme tarafından belirlenen tespit giderleri avans olarak ödenmedikçe sonraki işlemler yapılmaz.

(3) Tespit talebi mahkemece haklı bulunursa karar, dilekçeyle birlikte karşı tarafa tebliğ edilir. Kararda ayrıca, delil tespitinin nasıl ve ne zaman yapılacağı, tespitin icrası esnasında karşı tarafın da hazır bulunabileceği, varsa itiraz ve ilave soruların bir hafta içinde bildirilmesi gerektiği belirtilir.

(4) (Ek:22/7/2020-7251/44 md.) Tespitin yapılmasından sonra, tespit tutanağı ve varsa bilirkişi raporunun bir örneği mahkemece karşı tarafa resen tebliğ olunur.

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

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