Kentucky Issuers and the Turkish Capital Markets Board

A Kentucky fund or issuer filing with the Capital Markets Board of Türkiye (Sermaye Piyasası Kurulu) gets apostilles for Kentucky records from the Kentucky Secretary of State. For paper-notarized documents, certification by a County Clerk comes before that apostille. The Board pages quoted here do not say whether foreign documents need an apostille or consular legalization, so confirm this with the Capital Markets Board before you start.

On the Turkish side, the fund's representative in Türkiye applies to the Board for approval of the fund prospectus, which must be prepared in Turkish and signed by the representative and the fund officials. The Board's guide sets conditions for registering foreign fund shares, including authorization from the relevant authority in the issuer's country for the sale of the shares.

Order of steps in Kentucky

For a signature on a paper document, a Kentucky notary public first notarizes the principal signature. The County Clerk where the notary is registered then certifies the notary's signature. After that, the Kentucky Secretary of State issues the apostille. Documents notarized electronically as PDF files do not need the County Clerk certification.

Court records issued by a Kentucky Circuit Court Clerk go first to the corresponding County Clerk, who certifies the Circuit Clerk's signature. Kentucky criminal background checks follow the notarial route: a Kentucky notary public notarizes the issuing official's signature, and the County Clerk where the notary is registered certifies the notary's signature. Background checks from the Administrative Office of the Courts cannot be apostilled or authenticated directly, because they lack the requisite signatures.

The Secretary of State's texts also cover vital records and school records. Certificates of birth, marriage, divorce and single status from the State Registrar of Vital Statistics must bear the signature of the current State Registrar. For transcripts and diplomas, the school official's signature must be notarized by a Kentucky notary public and the notary's signature certified by the County Clerk.

Walk-in requests at the Kentucky Secretary of State are completed while you wait and handed back to you directly. The office can also issue an e-Apostille in PDF format, sent by email.

What the quoted texts leave open

The Kentucky texts quoted here set routes for vital, notarial, education and court records. They do not set a route for commercial documents, including a regulator's authorization to sell fund shares or a portfolio management license. Confirm with the Kentucky Secretary of State how such a document is handled. The quoted Board texts also do not settle whether the Board accepts an e-Apostille delivered as a PDF; confirm that with the Capital Markets Board of Türkiye. The Board decides on acceptance of every document in the file.