Turkish authorities and processes

Who applies to a Turkish university as an overseas student, which exams (TR-YÖS, A-levels, SAT, IB) universities accept, why the MEB equivalence of UK school qualifications matters at enrolment, and which UK papers are translated. Translation from £6.50 per page.

How a buyer in the UK completes a purchase at a Turkish land registry (tapu müdürlüğü) without attending: a power of attorney from the consulate or a UK notary, the sworn-interpreter and two-witness rule, and the passport and POA translations. Translation from £6.50 per page.

What the consulate notary units draw up, the one-act-per-appointment rule, fees per page, the new identity card rule for property powers of attorney, the interpreter rule, and the alternative of a UK notary, FCDO apostille and notarised translation in Ankara.

How a UK photocard licence is exchanged for a Turkish sürücü belgesi at a nüfus müdürlüğü, how long you may drive on the UK licence first, and which translation and medical papers the office wants. Translation from £6.50 per page.

How a Turkish man living in the UK discharges military service by paying the foreign-currency fee: 1,095 days abroad with work or residence status, the age limit, the six-month rule, the 2026 fee paid in euros, remote training, the consulate application and translations.

How the UK–Turkey trade agreement replaced the A.TR certificate with an origin declaration on the invoice, which Turkish documents HMRC and your freight forwarder may need in English, and where translation fits. From £10.00 per page, certification included.

How heirs living in the UK obtain a Turkish certificate of inheritance (veraset ilamı) after a death, why a British or dual-national heir goes to the civil court of peace, and which UK documents must be apostilled and translated first. Translation from £6.50 per page.

The residence-transfer certificate the Turkish Consulate issues when you leave the UK for good, the 24-month and 180-day conditions behind it, and the UK papers that customs, schools, SGK and the nüfus office will later want in Turkish. Translation from £6.50 per page.

What a Turkish marriage office (evlendirme memurluğu) asks of a British partner: the sworn affirmation of marital status that replaced the consular CNI, an FCDO apostille, and Turkish translations notarised for the office. Translation from £6.50 per page.

The Mavi Kart gives former Turkish citizens who renounced with permission most of a citizen's rights in Türkiye without the nationality. What it covers and excludes, applying at the consulate, the 2025 rule for children, and when British documents need a notarised translation.

How the Turkish Ministry of National Education recognises UK secondary qualifications (GCSE, AS and A-level, BTEC) as a Turkish lise diploma, via the Education Counsellor in London or a provincial directorate, and when translation is needed. Translation from £6.50 per page.

How Turkish men studying or working in the UK defer military service through the consulate: student deferment up to the age cap for each level of study, worker deferment in two-year blocks up to 35, what to bring, renewals, and when a UK letter needs translating.

What Turkish banks ask of a customer who lives in the UK, whether you are a Turkish citizen with a kimlik kartı or a British spouse without one, and which UK documents are translated and notarised for the branch. Translation from £6.50 per page.

Former Turkish citizens who renounced with permission can regain citizenship under Article 13 of Law 5901 without a residence condition. Applying at the consulate or in Türkiye, the file, the six-month NVİGM decision, military service consequences, and translation rules.

What SGK requires of a pensioner who lives in the UK: the six-month yoklama declaration, transfer of payments to a foreign account at your own cost, and the Turkish pension documents HMRC, the DWP and UK banks want in English. From £10.00 per page.

When a UK court decision needs a Turkish court's recognition (tanıma) or enforcement order (tenfiz) under Law 5718: divorces refused under 27/A, custody and maintenance orders, money judgments. Court, timeline, apostilled and notarised documents, and the power of attorney for your lawyer.

How a child born in the UK to a Turkish parent is entered in the Turkish family register at the consulate: the two-month window, the full birth certificate, names with Q, W or X, the deed poll rule for a mother's changed surname, and why no translation is needed for the consulate step.

Since 2018 a UK divorce can be entered in the Turkish family register by application under Article 27/A instead of a court case: joint application or within 90 days, apostilled final order with a note of finality, Turkish translation, and where a refusal sends you to the courts.

How a marriage celebrated in the UK is entered in the Turkish family register through the consulate: documents for a Turkish and a foreign spouse, the £10 postal order, Formül A extracts for non-UK spouses, and why the UK certificate itself needs no translation.

How a Turkish citizen in the UK gives up Turkish citizenship with permission under Article 25 of Law 5901: conditions, the permission and renunciation documents, the consulate file, the military service check, what you keep through the Mavi Kart, and where a translation is needed.

How an owner living in the UK sells a flat or land in Turkey through an attorney, the sale POA wording registries check, the translations a British seller needs, and the Turkish sale documents HMRC and your UK bank will want in English afterwards. Translation from £6.50 per page.

What the Turkish trade registry and MERSİS expect from a UK company or a UK-resident founder: apostilled Companies House documents, a notarised Turkish translation of each, a tax number and a power of attorney. Translation from £6.50 per page.

How Turkish citizens in the UK buy back years of work or residence abroad for a Turkish pension under Law 3201: the 2026 daily rates, which UK records prove the periods, and SGK's own rule on who may translate them. Translation from £6.50 per page.

The two ways a UK-registered car enters Turkey — temporary import for people resident abroad, with a longer stay for pensioners, and duty-free import on a permanent return — and the pension letter and V5C translations customs asks for. Translation from £6.50 per page.

How a British citizen married to a Turkish citizen for three years applies for Turkish citizenship: the file (full birth certificate, DBS certificate with translation, naturalisation certificate, cohabitation evidence, two referees), timing and which translation route is accepted where.

A child born in the UK to a Turkish citizen parent is Turkish by descent from birth; the question is how the child is recorded. Consulate registration, paternity, children of former citizens and Mavi Kart holders, and what British citizenship means for the child's Turkish status.

The Edinburgh consulate general serves Turkish citizens in Scotland and Northern Ireland. What it handles, how to book, which Scottish and Northern Irish certificates it reads without translation and when a registered translator or an interpreter is needed.

Where the London consulate is, who it serves, how appointments work, which UK documents it reads without a translation and when it insists on a translator from its own register. We are not on that register; we provide the Turkish-notary route for documents going into Türkiye.

The Manchester consulate general at 14 Oxford Court serves Turkish citizens in the north of England. Services, appointments, the notary unit, which documents it reads without a translation and when you need an interpreter.

How a party in the UK runs a Turkish civil, family or criminal case: power of attorney for a lawyer, UYAP case tracking, video hearings, service of documents abroad, and the rule that English-language evidence must be filed with a Turkish translation. Translation from £6.50 per page.

Türkiye's e-Apostil service, available through e-Devlet since 2019, legalises criminal record certificates, court decisions, nüfus kayıt örneği and multilingual extracts online from anywhere. Which documents qualify, how UK bodies verify it, and certified English translation.

The family residence permit (aile ikamet izni) a British citizen married to a Turkish citizen applies for through e-İkamet: the sponsor's income, insurance and criminal-record conditions, the three-year maximum, and which UK documents are translated. Translation from £6.50 per page.

How a British citizen obtains a Turkish work permit through an employer's online application, the difference between applying from the UK via the consulate and from inside Turkey on a residence permit, and which UK qualifications and contracts are translated. Translation from £6.50 per page.

How Turkish citizens and Mavi Kart holders in the UK get and use an e-Devlet password, which documents they can download with a verification code, and how we translate them for UK bodies or translate UK documents for the Turkish offices reached through the portal.

How a UK degree is recognised in Türkiye by YÖK through the e-Denklik portal: the file (diploma, transcript, diploma supplement, apostille), the translation rule naming notary and consulate certification, the two-to-three-month timeline and where it can go wrong.