Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 69: Challenge of the expert

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

(1) The grounds requiring the challenge of a judge shall also apply to the expert.

(2) The public prosecutor, the intervening party, his representative, the suspect or the accused, his defence counsel or legal representative may exercise the right of challenge. Unless there are impeding reasons, the name and surname of the expert appointed by the judge or the court shall be notified to those having the right of challenge.

(3) The request for challenge shall be examined by the judge or the court hearing the case. In the investigation phase, a request for challenge not accepted by the public prosecutor shall be examined by the criminal judge of peace. The person requesting the challenge is obliged to explain its reason by indicating the facts on which he relies.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 69 · Bilirkişinin reddi

(1) Hâkimin reddini gerektiren sebepler, bilirkişi hakkında da geçerlidir.

(2) Cumhuriyet savcısı, katılan, vekili, şüpheli veya sanık, müdafii veya kanunî temsilci, ret hakkını kullanabilirler. Hâkim veya mahkeme tarafından atanan bilirkişinin adı ve soyadı, engel sebepler olmadıkça ret hakkına sahip olanlara bildirilir.

(3) Ret istemini davayı görmekte olan hâkim veya mahkeme inceler. Soruşturma evresinde, Cumhuriyet savcısınca kabul edilmeyen ret istemi sulh ceza hâkimince incelenir. Reddi isteyen kişi, bunun nedenini, dayandığı olguları göstererek açıklamakla yükümlüdür.

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

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