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Code of Civil Procedure

Article 403: Taking of evidence in urgent cases

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

(1) In cases where this is necessary for the protection of the rights of the requesting party, the taking of evidence may also be carried out without service on the opposing party. After the taking of evidence has been carried out, a copy of the petition for the taking of evidence, the decision ordering it, the record of the taking of evidence and the expert report, if any, shall be served by the court of its own motion on the other party. The opposing party may object to the decision ordering the taking of evidence within one week from service.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 403 · Acele hâllerde tespit

(1) Talep sahibinin haklarının korunması bakımından zorunluluk bulunan hâllerde, karşı tarafa tebligat yapılmaksızın da delil tespiti yapılabilir. Tespitin yapılmasından sonra, tespit dilekçesi, tespit kararı, tespit tutanağı ve varsa bilirkişi raporunun bir örneği mahkemece kendiliğinden diğer tarafa tebliğ olunur. Karşı taraf tebliğden itibaren bir hafta içinde delil tespiti kararına itiraz edebilir.

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

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