Sworn and notarised translation in Alanya

A foreign document destined for a Turkish institution is not enough merely "translated": the translation must carry an annotation placed underneath it by a notary, and the law sets out what that annotation must contain. This page gathers the procedures most often needed in Alanya, based on the text of the law, and points to the detailed guides.

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What the law says

Translating documents from one language into another is listed among the duties of a notary in article 60 of the Notary Law.
Under article 103, where a translation is made the notary places an annotation beneath the text; if the notary used a sworn translator, that annotation contains the translator's identity and address, and the notary dates, signs and seals it.
This is why a notarised translation and an ordinary translation are not the same thing: what the institution looks for is that annotation.
In notarial transactions, if the party does not know Turkish a sworn interpreter is present — article 74 of the Notary Law.
In land registry transactions, if one or more parties does not speak Turkish a sworn interpreter attends, and submits to the office the record of the oath they took before a court.
Where a translation cannot be made by a notary in the applicant's own location, it may be made through that notary at a notary office elsewhere.
For a document from abroad the order is: apostille in the issuing country first, then sworn translation in Turkey, and notary certification last. Files assembled in the reverse order come back.

This page is compiled from the law and the regulation; it contains no price or timing information. What a given institution requires depends on the procedure — see the guides below, and when in doubt ask the institution that will receive the document.

Three families of documents, three routes

The work that comes in most often in Alanya falls into three groups, each with its own certification chain and its own weak point.

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Civil status documents

Birth, marriage, divorce, criminal record, travel consent

The group most in demand: residence permits, citizenship, civil registry entries and school procedures. Documents from abroad must be apostilled, translated in Turkey by a sworn translator and certified by a notary. The critical point is that names and dates match the passport and any documents filed earlier.

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Educational documents

Diploma, transcript, school certificate, student certificate

Recognition requires the original Turkish translation of the diploma and transcript, certified by notaries of the Republic of Turkey or by Turkish missions. Course titles, hours, credits and grades are carried over without interpretation, in the order of the source: the review turns on these details.

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Official, court and commercial documents

Power of attorney, title deed, court decision, contract, company papers

Here the translator carries not only the text but the transaction itself: at the notary and the land registry an interpreter is compulsory for a party who does not speak Turkish, and signs the official deed. In court decisions the finality annotation, case number and seal and signature annotations must be carried over exactly.

What a sound official translation looks like

The measure of an official translation is not how well it reads but how exactly it corresponds to the source document. Every element must be accounted for: the text of seals and stamps, signature annotations, series and serial numbers, dates, registration numbers, annotations on the reverse and the apostille itself where there is one. The layout is preserved: a record set out as a table is rendered as a table, line by line. Where something cannot be read it is not invented but flagged with a translator's note — an institution can accept a note that a passage is illegible, but when it finds invented data it rejects the whole file. For personal names the measure is the Latin spelling in the passport; where documents of the same family disagree, that is settled in conversation with the document holder, not silently at the translation stage. Finally, the notary's annotation beneath the translation must take the form the law requires: the translator's identity and address, and the notary's date, signature and seal.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a notarised translation and an ordinary one?

A notarised translation carries an annotation placed by the notary. Under article 103 of the Notary Law it contains the sworn translator's identity and address where one was used, and the notary dates, signs and seals it.

Is an interpreter compulsory at the notary?

Under article 74 of the Notary Law, if the party does not know Turkish a sworn interpreter is present.

Is an interpreter needed at the land registry too?

Yes. Under article 24 of the Land Registry Regulation, where one or more parties does not speak Turkish a sworn interpreter attends, submits the record of the oath taken before a court and signs the official deed.

Which comes first, the apostille or the translation?

For a document from abroad, the apostille is obtained in the issuing country first, then the translation is made in Turkey and certified by a notary. Files prepared in the reverse order are returned.

Can the translation be certified by a notary in another city?

The law allows it: where a translation cannot be made by a notary in the applicant's location, it may be made through that notary at an office elsewhere.

Are seals and stamps translated as well?

Yes. An official translation renders every element of the document, including the text of seals and stamps, signature annotations, numbers and dates.

My name is spelled differently across my documents — what should I do?

The measure is the Latin spelling in your passport. Discrepancies should be discussed before translation and one spelling settled; correcting them afterwards holds up the procedure.

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