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Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 44: Witnesses who fail to comply with the summons

Part Three: Testimony, Expert Examination and Inspection › Chapter One: Testimony

(1) Witnesses who, having been duly summoned, fail to appear without giving notice of an excuse shall be brought by compulsion, and the expenses caused by their failure to appear shall be assessed and collected in accordance with the procedure for the collection of public receivables. If a witness brought by compulsion subsequently states reasons justifying the earlier failure to appear, the expenses ordered against him or her shall be cancelled. Added sentence: 8/7/2021, Law No. 7331, Art. 11 Where contact details such as telephone, telegraph, fax or electronic mail are available in the file, the decision for compelled appearance shall also be notified to the witness by using these means.

(2) A decision for compelled appearance concerning soldiers on active service shall be executed through the military authorities.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 44 · Çağrıya uymayan tanıklar

(1) Usulüne uygun olarak çağrılıp da mazeretini bildirmeksizin gelmeyen tanıklar zorla getirilir ve gelmemelerinin sebep olduğu giderler takdir edilerek, kamu alacaklarının tahsili usulüne göre ödettirilir. Zorla getirilen tanık evvelce gelmemesini haklı gösterecek sebepleri sonradan bildirirse aleyhine hükmedilen giderler kaldırılır. (Ek cümle:8/7/2021-7331/11 md.) Zorla getirme kararı; telefon, telgraf, faks, elektronik posta gibi iletişim bilgilerinin dosyada bulunması hâlinde bu araçlardan yararlanılmak suretiyle de tanığa bildirilir.

(2) Fiilî hizmette bulunan askerler hakkındaki zorla getirme kararı askerî makamlar aracılığıyla infaz olunur.

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

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