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What is a preparatory-hearing minute, and what should the parties do?

Author · Av. Ayşenur Konar, Avukat

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In short

If a preparatory minute has reached you, the court has drawn the list of steps that prepares the file for the preliminary hearing after the pleadings. The paper is not a judgment. It names the parties, the court, the file number, any preliminary-hearing date, and which document is asked from whom. The UYAP phrase that the minute was prepared means the minute is on the system. It does not mean the case was won or lost.

The Code of Civil Procedure governs this preparation after the pleadings. A period that is not on the relevant line, and not on the service stamp, is not added from this page.

Phrases on the paper

| Phrase | What it separates |
| --- | --- |
| tensip zaptı hazırlandı | The minute was written. A judgment was not given. |
| Esas No / E. | The case number. A reply uses this number. |
| ön inceleme | The sitting before the main evidentiary hearing. A separate summons may issue. |
| tebliğ edildi | The stamp from which a period, if any, is read. |
| tevzi edildi | The file was assigned to a court. That is not the minute. |

The summons for the preliminary hearing is in the preliminary-hearing invitation. The reasoned judgment comes later: service of the reasoned judgment.

What to check

The court's name, the parties, the file number and the date of the minute are the first block. Then read the task that falls to you: a missing fee, a list of evidence, an original, or a correction of address. A task that is not next to your name is not treated as yours.

The service stamp is a separate line. Where that stamp sits is explained in the date a paper is learned of. This page does not copy that calculation.

Staying silent, and the wrong addressee

If the minute writes a period or a date against your name, that line can be missed. If it does not, neither "nothing happens" nor "the case lapses" is said. A lapse that is not in the minute is not added.

If your name is not on the party line, the minute belongs to another file. If the file number does not match your case, documents are not filed under that number.

Papers worth taking to a lawyer: the whole minute, the service stamp, the claim, and the first page of any reply. An identity number and a medical or criminal narrative are not written on an open form. Cover them before you share the paper.

The subject is chosen from the court named on the paper. If it is not known on this page, the frame is the practice areas hub. Document types are sorted at legal papers. This minute is not a separate rule in the deadline calculator.

Conclusion

A preparatory minute is a list of tasks. A judgment is not looked for on it. The date and the missing paper are read from the minute's own line.

Legislation

The official pages linked here are in Turkish.

Frequently asked questions

What does it mean that the preparatory minute was drawn up?

On UYAP that sentence means the judge's list of steps for the case file has been written. It does not mean the claim was granted or dismissed.

Is the minute the same as a hearing summons?

The minute may state the preliminary-hearing date and the task asked of the parties. A separate summons may also be issued. The two are not treated as one paper. The date is read from the line that states it.

If I ignore a task on the minute, does the case lapse?

This page does not build that result. If the undone task is written in the minute's own sentence, that sentence is read. If it is not written, a lapse is not added.

Related reading

This article sits under one practice area. The neighbouring guides carry the detail that does not belong in this text.

Sources

The official pages linked here are in Turkish.

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Author

Av. Ayşenur Konar

Lawyer on the Ankara Bar Association roll, founder of Konar Hukuk. This text is general information; a specific file is reviewed separately. Author profile · Editorial policy

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