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Principles of Notification
In accordance with Article 16, as a principle the notification would
be made to the last known address of the person in subject of the noti-
fication. In order to determine the last known address, the declaration
of the requesting party, notices of the addressee and other relevant per-
sons or current documents shall be taken into account.
However, if it is not convenient to make the notification to the last
known address or if the notification could not be made to that address,
than the domicile address of the addressee registered in the address
registry system would be deemed as the last known address and notifi-
cation shall be made to that address. In such case, it would be annotat-
ed on the notification envelop that notification is made to the address
on the envelope, which is the domicile address registered in the address
registry system. In this case, another address of the addressee is not
required to be investigated.
In Article 17, it is regulated that it is possible to make the notifica-
tion to another address of the addressee provided that the addressee
approves so. It is also regulated that if the addressee applies personal-
ly to the competent notification authority, PTT or the civil process
server, then the notification may also be made in such cases.
According to article 18, if the work is followed by an appointed
attorney, then the notification shall be made to the attorney at his office
within the official working days and hours. If there is more than one
authorized attorney, then it is sufficient to make the notification to one
of these attorneys. If the notification shall be made to more than one
attorney, then the first notification made to one of these attorneys shall
be deemed as the first notification date.
In Article 19, it is regulated that if there is a legal representative,
then the notification shall be made to that representative. However, if
it is required by law explicitly that the notification shall be made
directly to the person himself, then the notification may not be made to
the legal representative.
In Article 20 and the following articles, the notification to be made
to the legal entities and commercial enterprises is stipulated.
Accordingly, the notification to the legal entity shall be made to the
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