Sectors Turkish ↔ English
Estate agents and conveyancers
Turkish buyers, sellers and landlords bring identity documents, Turkish income and, most often, a power of attorney. Getting the power of attorney and the source-of-funds trail right is where transactions stall.
Where Turkish documents enter a transaction
Three points, usually. Identity and address checks bring a T.C. kimlik kartı, a passport or an ikametgâh belgesi. Funding brings Turkish bank statements, a tapu evidencing a property sold in Türkiye, or a valuation report. And where the client cannot attend, a vekaletname arrives, drafted by a Turkish notary in language that does not map neatly onto an English power of attorney.
The power of attorney is the risk point
A Turkish notarial power is a formal instrument with defined powers, and it must be apostilled in Türkiye before it is relied on here. HM Land Registry has its own expectations for powers executed abroad, set out on translations for HM Land Registry. Our translation keeps the notary’s numbering, the scope of authority and any limits exactly as drafted, translates the apostille, and adds a note where a Turkish term has no English equivalent — so the conveyancer can see the actual scope rather than a smoothed-over version. If the power is defective for your purpose, better to discover it from a faithful translation than from a completed file.
Money laundering checks and name spelling
Names are the other recurring problem. Turkish letters — ç, ğ, ı, ö, ş, ü — are dropped or altered by passports, banks and UK systems, so the same person can appear under three spellings across a file. We render names as they appear on each document and flag the variants rather than harmonising them silently, which is what a compliance officer needs to see. The reasoning is on names, Turkish characters and transliteration.
Terms and typical costs
Agencies and conveyancing firms work on an agreed page rate with invoices to the firm and, where wanted, monthly billing, terms we agree with you in writing before the first job. Turkish into English is from £10.00 per 1,000-character page, certification included, no UK VAT charged. A tapu is usually one page at £10.00; a vekaletname runs two to three pages, so £20–30; six months of Turkish bank statements are priced from the scan, generally £40–90 depending on how dense the statements are. Same-day work is available at a surcharge when a completion date depends on it.
Frequently asked questions
Does a Turkish power of attorney need an apostille?
For use in the UK, yes, obtained in Türkiye on the notarised original — and the apostille must be in place before translation, so that the translation covers it.
Can you draft a power of attorney for a Turkish notary?
We are not lawyers and do not draft instruments. We translate a draft your client’s Turkish lawyer or notary prepares, so the wording is agreed before the appointment.
The client’s name is spelled differently on two documents. What do you do?
We translate each as printed and note the difference. Harmonising spellings would hide exactly the discrepancy your checks exist to find.
Do you translate tenancy paperwork into Turkish?
Yes, from £6.50 per page, for tenants who want the agreement they are signing in a language they read.