Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 61: Compensation and expenses payable to witnesses

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

(1) A witness summoned by the public prosecutor, the presiding judge or the judge shall be paid compensation proportionate to the time lost, according to the tariff prepared each year by the Ministry of Justice. If the witness has had to travel in order to be present, travel expenses as well as accommodation and subsistence expenses at the place to which he or she was summoned to testify shall also be covered.

(2) The compensation and expenses payable pursuant to the provision of paragraph 1 shall be paid without any tax, duty or fee being levied.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 61 · Tanığa verilecek tazminat ve giderler

(1) Cumhuriyet savcısı veya mahkeme başkanı veya hâkim tarafından çağrılan tanığa, her yıl Adalet Bakanlığınca hazırlanan tarifeye göre kaybettiği zaman ile orantılı bir tazminat verilir. Tanık hazır olmak için seyahat etmek zorunda kalmışsa, yol giderleriyle tanıklığa çağrıldığı yerdeki ikamet ve beslenme giderleri de karşılanır.

(2) Birinci fıkra hükmüne istinaden ödenmesi gereken tazminat ve giderler, hiçbir vergi, resim ve harç alınmaksızın, ödenir.

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

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