Turkey Apostille Service

Certify documents issued in Turkey for official use in Europe and abroad.

Certify documents issued in Turkey for international use

Apostilles in Turkey can be obtained to authenticate official documents signed by public officials such as birth, death and Marriage certificates, Criminal Record Certificates, Turkish university diplomas, and documents certified by a Turkish notary.

Turkish Apostille stamps are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Documents needed for submission in non-apostille countries require additional attestation by the embassy of the recipient country in Ankara.

  • We offer expedited apostille services in Turkey. Apostilles can normally be obtained in 1 -2 business days
  • We work with all major embassies in Ankara, including the embassies of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Northern Cyprus: Documents issued in the territory of Northern Cyprus are not covered by the Apostille Convention. Northern Cyprus documents, including diplomas issued by North Cyprus universities, must first be attested by the Turkish Consulate in North Nicosia.

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Turkish Documents that can be authenticated with Apostille Stamps

  • Apostille Turkish birth certificates, death and marriage certificates.

    Birth, death and marriage certificates

    Apostille Turkish birth certificates, death and marriage certificates.
    Copies of Turkish birth certificates (Vukuatli Nüfus Kayit Örnegi) and death certificates (Ölüm Kayit Örnegi) are issued by Civil Registration and Citizenship offices and by Turkish embassies.
    Apostilles for Turkish marriage certificates (Uluslararasi Aile Cüzdani) can be obtained on a notarized copy from a good quality scan.
    Multilingual digital extracts of birth, death and marriage records can be obtained through Turkey's e-government portal (digital ID required).
    Isarey can obtain Multilingual digital extracts of birth, death and marriage certificates in Turkey for overseas clients in need of authentication by Apostille Stamp. Please contact us for assistance.
  • Apostille Turkish Criminal Record Certificates

    Criminal Record Archive Records

    Apostille Turkish Criminal Record Certificates (Arsiv Kayitli Adli Sicil Kaydi). Digital certificates with a QR code are valid for an Apostille Stamp.
  • Apostille Turkish and North Cyprus university diplomas and transcripts

    University Diplomas

    Apostille Turkish university diplomas and transcripts. Apostilles can be obtained by making notarized copies from a good quality scan. Normally the original diploma is not required.
    Diplomas issued by universities in Northern Cyprus must be attested by the Turkish Embassy in North Nicosia, then notarized and apostilled in Türkiye.

  • Notarized Documents

    Powers of Attorney, Affidavits, certified passport copies, contracts and other private documents certified by a notary in Turkey.

  • Incorporation Documents

    Certify Turkish corporate documents including certificates of incorporation, certificates of good standing, articles of association, board resolutions for use abroad.

  • Trade documents

    Apostille Turkish certificates of origin, certificates of free sale, commercial invoices, product health certificates, GMP certificates and other trade documents
  • Apostille notarized copies of Turkish passports

    Passport copies

    Notarized copies of Turkish passports can normally be made from a good quality scan, and can then be authenticated with an Apostille stamp.

Isarey provides document attestation services in Turkey to private, corporate and institutional clients worldwide. To find out about certifying Turkish documents for use in Europe and abroad, use our online quotation form or email us a scan or description of the documents you need to certify. We will get back to you directly with a quotation and details of how to proceed:

6 steps to certify document issued in Turkey

  1. Upload the documents you need attested or send them to us by email.
  2. Our experts will pre-check your documents to ensure that they are eligible for Apostille certification or consular legalization in the country where they are issued, and we’ll assist you locally in preparing them if required.
  3. We’ll send you a quotation with the total cost of the process (final price including all fees, certified translation when required and courier costs) and an estimation of how long the process will take to complete.
  4. We’ll arrange a secure courier to collect your original documents (where electronic versions are not sufficient).
  5. As soon as we receive your documents, we will confirm your order and proceed with the attestation process. Where appropriate, we will arrange certified copies for the attestation process so that we can return your originals directly.
  6. We return the attested documents to you by secure international courier.

Legalize Turkish Documents

Turkish documents can be legalized for cross-border use by means of Apostille Certification or Consular Legalization

Apostille Certification

An Apostille Stamp is a simplified procedure of international attestation. When affixed to documents, Apostilles are directly recognised by the authorities of over 120 countries (Signatories of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents Hague Apostille ConventionExternal link (opens in new tab)) as certifying the document’s validity, without requiring additional certification.

Since Turkey is a signatory to the convention, Isarey can assist by obtaining Apostille Certification for Turkish documents so that they are valid for official use in other signatory countries, including: NL NetherlandsNetherlands - ES SpainSpain - IT ItalyItaly - PT PortugalPortugal - GR GreeceGreece - CY CyprusCyprus - FR FranceFrance - SA Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia - DE GermanyGermany - CN ChinaChina

See additional notes below

Consular Legalization
Consular Legalization is required when a document from Turkey is to be used in a non-signatory country. In this case, following authentication by authorities in Turkey, the document must be certified a second time in Turkey by the embassy representing the country where the document is to be used.

Countries which do not recognise Apostille certification and require consular legalization include: AE United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates - QA QatarQatar - TH ThailandThailand - TW TaiwanTaiwan - VN VietnamVietnam

Civil status certificates (multilingual extracts from the civil status registers)
Turkish birth, marriage and death certificates) issued in accordance with the conventions of the International Commission on Civil and Civil Status should not require Apostille Stamps when being submitted to one of the following countries:

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cape Verde, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland.

Multilingual certificates of no impediment to marriage
Turkish certificates of no impediment to marriage are exempt from any formality for submission to the following countries (Munich CIEC Convention):
Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain, Switzerland

Certified Translation

Where Turkish documents are to be used abroad and where the receiving country has a different official language, certified translation may also be required. Isarey takes care of any certified translations required as part of the document attestation process, ensuring that translations are carried out and certified in accordance with local regulations.

Note that a certified translation on its own only provides assurance that the translation itself is accurate and true; it does not confirm the authenticity of the original document. The original document must be legalized for a certified translation to carry equivalent legal weight.

Turkey Document Resources

External resources and news about Turkish documents, apostilles and certification procedures.

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Turkey Document Resources
Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates
Guidance: When someone dies in Turkey
Guidance: When someone dies in Turkey
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The process when a British national dies in Turkey including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.

International birth, death and marriage certificates
International birth, death and marriage certificates
Right arrowwww.nvi.gov.tr

Multilingual copies of Turkish birth, death and marriage certificates can be obtained online through Turkey's e-government portal, from civil registry offices and from Turkish Embassies and Consulates abroad Turkish ConsulatesExternal link (opens in new tab)

Criminal Record Certificates
Criminal Record Archive Record
Right arrowwww.turkiye.gov.tr

Turkish Criminal Record Certificates (Arsiv Kayitli Adli Sicil Kaydi) can be obtained online (digital ID required). Otherwise, applications can be submitted to a branch of the General Prosecutor’s Office in Turkey or submitted to a Turkish embassy or consulate.

Most overseas authorities will require records that show both current and archived records be shown on the document (this must be specifically requested when applying). Certificates applied for online through the Turkish government website are issued digitally (with QR code) and are available in different languages.

Government Admin
Foreign diplomatic missions in Turkey
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Foreign embassies and consulates in Turkey

Document verification
E-apostille document verification
Right arrowwww.eapostil.gov.tr

The above links are provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; Isarey bears no responsibility for the accuracy, content or policies of external websites.

Get a Quotation for your Documents

We price each certification process individually, depending on the type and quantity of documents to be attested, the country of issue, the country of use and intended purpose, urgency, whether certified translations are required as part of the process and courier costs.

To receive a quote, you can upload your documents using our online quotation form or send us your documents by email. After reviewing your documents and requirements, we will get back to you with a quotation:

If you don’t have the documents available, just describe the documents you need to certify, and we will get back to you with an estimation of cost and delivery times.

Using our quotation form, your documents will be uploaded over a secure connection and immediately encrypted on our server. For added protection, you can upload password-protected files (PDFExternal link (opens in new tab), Microsoft Office 365: Save a password protected document to prevent unauthorized people from opening it. Office DocumentsExternal link (opens in new tab), WinRAR Encryption Frequently asked question (FAQ) RAR foldersExternal link (opens in new tab)) and provide us with the passwords separately.

PERSONAL DATA: If your documents contain personal data belonging to people outside your household, please ensure that you are authorised to share this data before uploading your documents. If your documents contain sensitive personal data, such as biometric data, medical data or data on criminal convictions, please ensure that you indicate this when prompted, upon submitting your documents. For further information on our processing of personal data contained in uploaded documents, please see:
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For further information on confidentiality in our handling of document content please see:
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