Apostille approval process and document translation

Foreigners need a  translator or interpreter to complete many transactions in Turkey,

• Labor contract,
• Preparation of any Power Of Attorney document,
• Preparation of the rental contract,
• Mobilization agreement,
• Preparation of the apartment sales agreement,
• School enrollment forms,
• Any installment purchase contract,
• Public services ( connection the electricity, gas, water, internet or telephone)  agreements,
• Translation of the personal documents  ( marriage, birth certificate, or any family documents)
• Any Bank transaction,
• Preparation of any commitment letter or consent letter at the notary public,

We advise that any agreement should be prepared in two languages (Turkish and English) RL Immigration & Relocation Office translates all English documents into Turkish and notarizes them if necessary and sends a person to accompany the foreigner for the above transactions.

Some transactions process must be in the presence of a notary public. (Such as giving a Power of Attorney)  thus, notary must call a sworn interpreter.  Sworn interpreter must translate into English what is written on the paper.

RL Immigration & Relocation Office  gives sworn interpreter service in the determined notaries.

Any transaction, such as purchasing process or putting an annotation process at the land registry office, requires an expert interpreter certified by the relevant courthouse. The authorized expert interpreter must translate what the officer says into English.

Immigration & Relocation Office gives certified  sworn interpreter service in any land registry office in Istanbul

Apostille Process:

To use some documents in Turkey, they must be approved as Apostilled in the country where they are issued.  ( Apostille is a kind of international approval between the parties that signed the agreement) 

As of July 2022, 124 states are contracting states of the Apostille Convention:

Eeach country determines an authorized place for the preparation of the Apostille approval documents (such as the governorship, or notary public in the relevant countries)

If the owner’s presence is not required, RL Immigration & Relocation Office contacts the agents in the relevant countries to obtain Apostille Approval.

If some Turkish documents are to be used outside of Turkey, they must be approved as Apostilled by the governorship ,RL Immigration & Relocation Office gives this service as well.