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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 299: b. Burden of proof

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part Two: KINSHIP › Chapter One: ESTABLISHMENT OF DESCENT › Division Three: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND PATERNITY JUDGMENT A. Acknowledgement

The claimant shall bear the burden of proving that the person who made the acknowledgement is not the father.

In an action for annulment brought by the mother or the child on the claim that the person who made the acknowledgement is not the father, the burden of proof shall arise only after the person who made the acknowledgement has produced convincing evidence that he had sexual intercourse with the mother during the period of conception.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 299 · b. İspat yükü

Davacı, tanıyanın baba olmadığını ispatla yükümlüdür.

Ana veya çocuk tarafından tanıyanın baba olmadığı iddiasıyla açılan iptal davasında ispat yükü, tanıyanın, gebe kalma döneminde ana ile cinsel ilişkide bulunduğuna ilişkin inandırıcı kanıtları göstermesinden sonra doğar.

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

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