Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 56: Stay of proceedings on account of the appointment of a legal representative

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

(1) Where a request for one of the parties to be placed under guardianship or for a legal adviser to be appointed to him or her is found appropriate by the court, or where the court deems it necessary, the proceedings may be stayed until a final decision is rendered on that matter.

(2) Where one of the parties has been placed under treatment, observation or protection in accordance with the law, or has been prohibited from communicating with others, and it is not possible for that party or his or her attorney to be present before the court, the proceedings may be stayed until a curator is appointed for that person to conduct the action.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 56 · Kanuni temsilci atanması sebebiyle yargılamanın ertelenmesi

(1) Taraflardan birinin vesayet altına alınması veya kendisine yasal danışman atanması talebi mahkemece uygun bulunur ya da mahkemece gerekli görülürse, bu konuda kesin bir karar verilinceye kadar yargılama ertelenebilir.

(2) Taraflardan biri kanun gereğince tedavi, gözlem veya koruma altına alınmış yahut başkalarıyla görüşmekten yasaklanmış olup da kendisi veya vekilinin mahkemede bulunması mümkün değilse, o kimse hakkında davayı takip için kayyım atanıncaya kadar yargılama ertelenebilir.

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

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