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Nüfus kayıt örneği (Turkish civil registry extract) translation
Certified English translation of the Turkish civil registry extract (nüfus kayıt örneği), including the vukuatlı family version, for spouse visas, ILR, naturalisation, HM Passport Office and register offices. From £10 per page.
What the receiving body requires
“If you need to certify a translation of a document that's not written in English or Welsh, ask the translation company to confirm in writing on the translation: that it's a ‘true and accurate translation of the original document’; the date of the translation; the full name and contact details of the translator or a representative of the translation company.”
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· checked 29 August 2026What a nüfus kayıt örneği is
A civil registry extract (nüfus kayıt örneği) is a printout from Türkiye's central population register, MERNİS, kept by the Directorate General of Population and Citizenship Affairs (Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü, often abbreviated N.V.İ.G.M. on stamps). Any district registry office (nüfus müdürlüğü) can print and stamp one, and since 2018 you can download the same extract from e-Devlet as a PDF with a barcode and a verification code.
The extract identifies where your family register (aile kütüğü) is kept: province (il), district (ilçe), neighbourhood or village (mahalle/köy), volume (cilt no), household (hane no) and individual line number (birey sıra no). For each person it lists the Turkish ID number (T.C. kimlik no), name and surname, father's and mother's names, place and date of birth, marital status (medeni hali) and, in older extracts, religion. The version most UK bodies want is the one “with events” (vukuatlı): it adds a remarks column (düşünceler) recording births, marriages, divorces, deaths, surname changes, adoptions and changes of citizenship, and it can cover your whole family (tüm aile) rather than just you.
We translate every column heading, every remark, the abbreviations, the register location, the barcode caption, the clerk's stamp and signature, and the e-Devlet verification note. Nothing is summarised.
When a UK body asks for it
- Spouse or partner visa. A vukuatlı extract shows in one document that your marriage is registered, that any earlier marriage ended, and which children belong to the family. Many applicants send it alongside the marriage certificate. See translations for a spouse or partner visa.
- Indefinite leave to remain and naturalisation. Used to explain a surname change or to prove the parentage of children included in the application.
- HM Passport Office. When a child claims British citizenship through a parent born in Türkiye, the extract supports the chain of parentage that HMPO examines.
- Register office. Some registrars ask a Turkish national giving notice of marriage for evidence of marital status; the medeni hali field and the divorce remark answer that question.
- Probate and family court. To identify heirs or relatives in a UK estate or a family dispute with a Turkish side.
What the translation must contain
For the Home Office and HM Passport Office the translation must confirm that it is a true and accurate translation of the original document, give the date, and give the full name and contact details of the translator or the translation company. For leave to remain and ILR applications, Appendix FM-SE adds certification by a qualified translator and details of the translator or company's credentials. Our certification page carries all of these, with our Ankara Trade Registry number, and a copy of your extract is attached. Read how our certified translation is set out.
Two details matter with this document. First, names are transliterated exactly as printed, Turkish letters included, so that they match your passport; if a UK document spells your name differently, we add a translator's note rather than change the name. Second, every date is kept in day-month-year order and written out in full so that a caseworker cannot misread 03.07 as March.
Apostille, e-Devlet and multilingual extracts
The Home Office, HMPO and register offices do not ask for an apostille on a nüfus kayıt örneği; the certified translation with the original is enough. If a solicitor or a court wants one, the extract has been available with a Turkish e-Apostil through e-Devlet since June 2021, and you can obtain it from the UK without visiting Türkiye. See how the Turkish e-Apostil works.
A nüfus kayıt örneği is not the same as the multilingual Formül A or Formül B extract. Those cover a single birth or marriage. A full family extract with events exists only in Turkish, which is why it always needs translating for UK use.
Price and turnaround
An extract for one person is usually a single page of about 1,000 characters, so it costs £10.00. A family extract with events runs to 2 or 3 pages, which is £20.00 to £30.00; large families with many remarks occasionally reach 4. Certification is included and no UK VAT is charged. Standard turnaround is 1 to 2 working days; the economy option takes twice as long for 20 per cent less, and the fast option halves the time for 60 per cent more, with same-day delivery if we receive the file before 11:00 UK time. You receive a certified PDF by e-mail; a signed hard copy by courier from Ankara is £30. We have no UK office and do not offer collection.
What you receive
- Full English translation of the extract, including the register location, all remarks (düşünceler), stamps and the e-Devlet verification note
- Certification page in the gov.uk wording, dated and signed, with our company details and Ankara Trade Registry number
- Copy of your original extract attached to the translation
- Certified PDF by e-mail; signed hard copy by courier on request
Frequently asked questions
Should I get the plain extract or the vukuatlı version?
For a spouse visa, ILR or naturalisation, ask for the version with events (vukuatlı) covering the whole family (tüm aile). It records marriages, divorces and children, which is what the caseworker is checking. For a simple identity purpose the plain single-person extract is enough.
Is the e-Devlet PDF acceptable, or do I need a stamped copy from the nüfus müdürlüğü?
UK bodies have accepted e-Devlet extracts with our translation to date. The PDF carries a barcode and a verification code, and we translate the verification note so the caseworker can see how to check it. If the receiving body insists on a wet-stamped copy, a relative in Türkiye can obtain one from any nüfus müdürlüğü the same day. See are e-Devlet documents accepted in the UK.
The extract lists my parents and siblings. Can you translate only my line?
We translate the whole document. The Home Office asks for a full translation, and an extract that stops part-way invites questions. If you want a shorter document, ask the registry for a single-person extract instead and send us that.
My name has ı or ş in it. How will it appear in the translation?
Exactly as on the extract, Turkish letters included, because that is how it appears in your passport. Where a UK body has recorded your name without the diacritics, we add a translator's note explaining the equivalence. Read names, Turkish characters and transliteration.
How recent does the extract need to be?
The Home Office sets no fixed age for it, but caseworkers expect a document that reflects your current status. Registrars and solicitors commonly ask for one issued within the last few months. Because the e-Devlet version is free and instant, we suggest downloading a fresh one on the day you order the translation.
The old extract shows a religion field. Will that be translated?
Yes. We translate every field that appears on the document and add nothing that does not. Extracts printed since the field was removed from the register simply do not show it.