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Code of Civil Procedure

Article 76: Submission of the power of attorney

Chapter Four: Parties and Third Parties Joining the Action › Division Four: Representation in Litigation

(1) In actions and matters that he or she brings or pursues, an attorney (avukat) must submit the original of the power of attorney certified or drawn up by a notary, or a true copy thereof certified by the attorney, to be placed in the case file or the enforcement file.

(2) Documents of representation duly drawn up and issued by their competent superiors to the attorneys of public institutions and organisations shall also be valid, and no additional notarial certification thereof is required.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 76 · Vekâletnamenin ibrazı

(1) Avukat, açtığı veya takip ettiği dava ve işlerde, noter tarafından onaylanan ya da düzenlenen vekâletname aslını veya avukat tarafından onaylanmış aslına uygun örneğini, dava yahut takip dosyasına konulmak üzere ibraz etmek zorundadır.

(2) Kamu kurum ve kuruluşlarının avukatlarına, yetkili amirleri tarafından usulüne uygun olarak düzenlenip verilmiş olan temsil belgeleri de geçerli olup, ayrıca noterce onaylanmasına gerek yoktur.

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

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