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Code of Civil Procedure

Article 8: Jurisdiction in actions to be brought against persons temporarily residing in a place

Chapter One: Subject-Matter Jurisdiction, Territorial Jurisdiction and Determination of the Forum › Division Two: Territorial Jurisdiction

(1) For actions for receivables or movable property to be brought against persons temporarily residing in a place, such as civil servants, employees, students and soldiers, the court of the place where they are located shall also have jurisdiction if their stay there may continue for a fairly long period.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 8 · Bir yerde geçici olarak oturanlara karşı açılacak davalarda yetki

(1) Memur, işçi, öğrenci, asker gibi, bir yerde geçici olarak oturanlara karşı açılacak alacak veya taşınır mal davaları için, orada bulunmaları uzunca bir süre devam edebilecekse, bulundukları yer mahkemesi de yetkilidir.

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

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