In Turkey, the services of an apostille can benefit many. So why is it used, and how can its services be obtained?
This article is intended to answer all of your concerns about apostille services in Turkey, which are typically required when a person wishes to carry official documentation from Turkey to another country.
If you require an apostille for documents from your native country in order to apply for a residence permit, you can find some guidance at the end of this article or contact us directly for assistance.
What exactly is an apostille?
An apostille is a service that authenticates or certifies documents for use in Hague Convention signatory nations. The Hague Convention established the Lahey Agreement, which eliminated the requirement for foreign public documents to be authenticated in countries that agreed to the list. These nations are as follows:
Albania Germany Norway
Andorra Greece Oman
Antigua and BarbudaGrenada Palau
Argentina Guatemala Panama
Armenia Guyana Paraguay
Australia Honduras Peru
Austria Hungary Philippines
Azerbaijan Iceland Poland
Bahamas India Portugal
Bahrain Indonesia Romania
Barbados Ireland Russia’s Federal State
Belarus Israel Christopher and Nevis
Belgium Italy Saint Lucia BelizeJapan The nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Bolivia Jamaica Samoa
Bosnia and HerzegovinaKazakhstan San Marino
Botswana Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Korea
Brazil Kosovo Saudi Arabia
Brunei DarussalamKyrgyzstan Serbia
Bulgaria Latvia Seychelles
Burundi Lesotho Singapore
Cape VerdeLiberia Slovakia
Chile Liechtenstein Slovenia
China, the People’s Republic of Lithuania, South Africa (Only Hong Kong and Macao)Luxembourg Spain
Colombia Malawi Suriname
Cook IslandsMalta Swaziland
Costa RicaRepublic of the Marshall IslandsSweden
Croatia Mauritius Switzerland
Cyprus Mexico Tajikistan
Czech RepublicMoldova, Republic of Tonga
Denmark Monaco Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica Mongolia Tunisia
Dominican RepublicMontenegro Turkey
Ecuador Morocco Ukraine
El SalvadorNamibia Great Britain — United Kingdom
Estonia United Kingdom and Northern Ireland
Fiji The country of New ZealandUruguay
Finland Nicaragua Uzbekistan
France Niue Vanuatu
Georgia North Macedonia, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
What does an apostille comprise of in Turkey?
The name of the country that issued the apostille.
Name of the individual who signed the apostille
The title of the individual who signs the apostille
The issuing authority’s stamp
Place of concern
Date of release
Authorization constituting the apostille
Apostille quantity
The apostille consists of an authority seal.
Signature of the signer of the apostille
- A) Official documents that may require an apostille
Administrative documents and notarized deeds.
A notarization of documents signed by private individuals, as well as a record of the document or official declarations such as the date and the authenticity of the signatures by official authorities.
- B) Documents ineligible for apostille authentication:
Documents issued by diplomatic or consular officers; administrative documents directly pertaining to trade or customs procedures
Article 6 of the Convention states, “Each Contracting State shall determine the authorities authorized to issue the Apostille Annotation and shall notify the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs of any change.”
Article 9 of the Convention states that “Each Contracting State shall take the necessary steps to ensure that approval is not granted by its own diplomatic or consular officers in cases where the immunity of certification is stipulated in this Convention” and that no additional certification is required for a document with a properly affixed Apostille Annotation.
- C) The authorization to affix an apostille is granted to the agencies specified at this link.
Who is authorized to authenticate documents in Turkey?
Governorships, Governors, Deputy Governors, and Legal Affairs Managers on behalf of the Governor, District Governorates administrative documents.
Judicial Documents: Presidency of the Justice Commission in cities with High Criminal Court facilities.
Apostille in the context of petitions for a residence permit
In residence permit applications, numerous documents may be regarded appropriate to affix in addition to the declared information of the applicant. If any of these documents are obtained by institutions in their home country, they must be apostilled before they can be used for official purposes. Most frequently, documents from other countries are invalid for use in an application because they lack an official apostille. Therefore, an apostille in Turkey is not the required resource, but rather an apostille service from the individual’s home country.
For instance:
If the country is on the preceding list, bank statements from the applicant’s home country, the applicant’s national ID from home country, school diplomas, and any documents relating to a business in the applicant’s home country require an apostille annotation.
Applicants for a Turkish residence permit should typically consult their country’s consulate or embassy for information on apostilling documents for use in Turkey. In general, countries have their own methodologies; therefore, the consulate or embassy would likely have the most experience resolving this issue on a case-by-case basis.
Contact the experts at Bayraktar Attorneys if you have any additional questions regarding residence permit applications so that your application process goes as smoothly as possible.
