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Code of Civil Procedure

Article 45: Disqualification and recusal of the court clerk

Chapter Three: Disqualification, Challenge and Civil Liability of Judges › Division One: Disqualification of the Judge from Hearing the Action and Challenge of the Judge

(1) A request for recusal may be made against the court clerk assigned to the action on one of the grounds set out in Articles 34 and 36. The request for recusal shall be decided by the court at which the court clerk serves. Decisions rendered on this matter shall be final.

(2) The court clerk may withdraw from duty by stating the grounds set out in Article 34. In this case, the necessary decision shall be rendered by the court at which the clerk serves.

(3) Where the recusal or withdrawal of the court clerk is requested in the same matter together with that of the judge, the authority that will examine the recusal or withdrawal of the judge shall decide in respect of both.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 45 · Zabıt kâtibinin yasaklılığı ve reddi

(1) Davada görevli zabıt kâtibi hakkında 34 ve 36 ncı maddelerde düzenlenen sebeplerden birisiyle ret talebinde bulunulabilir. Ret talebi, zabıt kâtibinin görev yaptığı mahkeme tarafından karara bağlanır. Bu konuda verilecek kararlar kesindir.

(2) Zabıt kâtibi 34 üncü maddedeki sebepleri bildirerek görevden çekinebilir. Bu hâlde gereken karar, görev yaptığı mahkeme tarafından verilir.

(3) Zabıt kâtibinin aynı işte hâkim ile birlikte reddi veya çekinmesinin istenmesi hâlinde, hâkim hakkında ret veya çekinmeyi inceleyecek olan merci, her ikisi hakkında karar verir.

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

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