How we handle Turkey-bound translations without a consulate listing

Two roads to the same acceptance

A Turkish authority will accept a translation certified in one of two ways. The first runs through a consulate: the translation is made by a translator on that mission's accredited list, and the consular notary unit then applies a tercüme tasdiki confirming the translator's signature. The second runs through Türkiye: a translator sworn before a Turkish notary translates the document and the notary notarises it. Both are recognised. Neither is superior.

Which one we use

The second, because that is where we are. We are not listed in the consular translator search and we do not describe ourselves as consulate-registered. If your receiving authority has specifically asked for a consulate-certified translation, use the list on the ministry's search page and come back to us for the English-language side of your file.

The order for a UK-issued document

Sequence decides whether the file works. A UK certificate, decree or DBS is apostilled by the FCDO first, then translated into Turkish, then notarised in Ankara. Doing it the other way round produces a notarised translation of a document that carries no apostille, and tapu offices, YÖK and the courts send those back. One useful exception: the London consulate handles UK passports, birth certificates and marriage certificates itself for its own procedures and does not ask for an outside translation of them. See notarised translation in Türkiye and the guide to apostilling UK documents for Türkiye.