Explore country-specific rules for recognising foreign documents for official use.
This map shows when certified or sworn translations, apostilles, or legalisation are required for official use.
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Requirement: Notarised
| Apostille required | Yes, for foreign public documents issued in Hague Convention countries. Otherwise, consular legalisation is required. |
|---|---|
| Translation type required | Notarised translation |
| Who can translate | Translator registered with a Turkish notary (yeminli tercüman) |
| Official notary authority | Türkiye Noterler Birliği (Union of Turkish Notaries) |
| Accepted language | Turkish (for official use in Turkey) |
| Official source | Directorate General of Migration Management – Required Documents |
Important: Foreign public documents must be apostilled or consularly legalised before translation and submission to Turkish authorities.
Turkey does not operate a European-style sworn translator system. Instead, translations must be prepared by a translator registered with a Turkish Notary Public (known as a yeminli tercüman).
The translator’s signature is held on file with the notary, and the notary certifies that the translation was prepared by an authorised translator whose signature is registered.
Notaries in Turkey are supervised by the Türkiye Noterler Birliği (Turkish Union of Notaries) , which operates under the Ministry of Justice.
A translation becomes officially valid when:
The notary confirms the authenticity of the translator’s signature, not the linguistic accuracy itself.
According to official guidance from Turkey’s e-Ikamet portal (Ministry of Interior – Migration Management) , foreign documents submitted for residence permits and official procedures must:
Translation and notarisation procedures are governed under Turkish Notary Law and administrative practice. Apostille acceptance is based on Turkey’s participation in the Hague Apostille Convention.
