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Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 55: Form of the oath

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

(1) The oath to be administered to the witness shall be in the form: "I swear upon my honour and conscience that I shall tell the whole truth as I know it." before testifying, and, where administered after testifying pursuant to Article 54, in the form: "I swear upon my honour and conscience that I have told the whole truth as I know it."

(2) Everyone shall stand while the oath is being taken.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 55 · Yeminin biçimi

(1) Tanığa verilecek yemin, tanıklıktan önce "Bildiğimi dosdoğru söyleyeceğime namusum ve vicdanım üzerine yemin ederim." ve 54 üncü maddeye göre tanıklıktan sonra verilmesi hâlinde "Bildiğimi dosdoğru söylediğime namusum ve vicdanım üzerine yemin ederim." biçiminde olur.

(2) Yemin edilirken herkes ayağa kalkar.

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

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