Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 51: Capacity to conduct proceedings

Chapter Four: Parties and Third Parties Joining the Action › Division One: Capacities of the Parties

(1) The capacity to conduct proceedings shall be determined according to the capacity to exercise civil rights.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 51 · Dava ehliyeti

(1) Dava ehliyeti, medenî hakları kullanma ehliyetine göre belirlenir.

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

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