Turkish Notary Translation
Burak Ünal, Founder & Sworn Translator (English, French) · Updated
Translate and notarize your official documents such as birth certificate, marriage records, diploma etc and apostille them in Turkey.
At a glance
- Service
- Notarized translation (noter tasdikli tercume)
- Certification
- Sworn translation, notary approval and apostille available
- Languages
- English, Turkish, German, French, Arabic, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and more
- Best for
- Documents that a Turkish office, court or notary must accept
- Get a quote
- Send your document by WhatsApp or email
What's included
- Translation by a sworn translator
- Notary certification arranged where required
- Apostille arranged for documents used abroad
- Digital delivery, with hard copies on request
Why choose us
Notary-ready
Prepared by a sworn translator so a Turkish notary can certify it without delay.
One coordinated process
We manage the translation and the notary step together to save you trips.
Apostille on request
We can add an apostille for documents that will be used in another country.
How it works
- 1
Send your document
Share a clear scan or photo by WhatsApp or email and tell us the target language and how the translation will be used.
- 2
Sworn translation
A sworn translator translates the document, preserving names, dates, seals and legal or technical terminology exactly.
- 3
Notarization
Where the receiving authority requires it, a Turkish notary certifies the sworn translation.
- 4
Apostille and delivery
For use abroad we arrange an apostille under the Hague Convention, then deliver digital and, if needed, hard copies.
What we'll need from you
- A clear, complete scan or photo of every page (no cropped edges).
- The exact spelling of names as they appear in a passport or ID.
- The country/authority the translation is for, and whether notary or apostille is needed.
What affects the cost
- Document type and length
- Priced per page or per word depending on the document.
- Language pair
- Common pairs cost less than rarer languages.
- Certification level
- Translation only, notarized, or notarized plus apostille.
- Turnaround
- Standard delivery, or urgent/same-day where the workload allows.
Every document is priced individually - contact us for a tailored quote.
What the notary is actually certifying
This is the most widely misunderstood point in the whole process, and getting it wrong leads people to buy certifications that do not do what they think. When a Turkish notary certifies a translation, the notary is not confirming that the translation is accurate. The notary does not read the foreign text and does not assess the quality of the rendering. What the notary confirms is that the person who signed the translation is a translator registered at that notary, that the signature on the document is genuinely theirs, and that they have sworn the required oath.
Accuracy remains the translator's responsibility. The notary stamp adds an institutional record that a specific accountable person produced the text. That is valuable precisely because it is narrow, and it is why a notarised translation of a badly translated document is still a badly translated document.
Which documents usually need it
Notary certification tends to be required where a document will be relied on by a public body or a court, or where it will be sent abroad. In practice that includes civil status documents such as birth, marriage and death certificates, educational documents such as diplomas and transcripts, criminal record extracts, powers of attorney, company documents drawn from the trade registry, and court judgments. It is also the mandatory precursor to an apostille, because the apostille is placed on the notarial act rather than on the translation itself.
It is worth saying plainly that requirements are not uniform. Two offices of the same institution in different provinces have been known to ask for different things, and requirements change. Anyone who tells you a category of document always needs notarisation, or never does, is generalising past the evidence. Ask the receiving office.
How the appointment works
The translation is prepared first, signed by the sworn translator, and presented at the notary together with the source document. The notary checks the register, verifies the signature and issues the certification, which is physically attached to the translation. The original document normally needs to be available, and for some documents the notary will want the original rather than a copy, so it is worth confirming this before travelling to an appointment.
If you do not speak Turkish and are signing something at a notary yourself, such as a power of attorney, the notary will generally require an interpreter to be present so that you can be shown to have understood what you signed. That is a separate service from document translation and needs to be arranged in advance. See Turkish Interpreting for how we handle notary appointments.
Further reading: a guide to notary translation services in Turkey and why notary-approved translations matter. For the underlying translation see Turkish Sworn Translation, and for the step after this one see Apostille Services in Turkey.
Frequently asked questions
Why do I need a notarized translation?
Turkish government offices, courts and many procedures require a translation certified by a notary to confirm it was made by a sworn translator.
Do I need to visit the notary myself?
In most cases we handle the notary step for you. If your procedure requires your personal presence, we will tell you in advance.
Is notarization enough for use abroad?
Often you also need an apostille on top of notarization for a document to be recognized in another Hague Convention country.