Blog: Apostille and Translation for Türkiye

Articles on changes in apostille rules and on the full route of a foreign document to a Turkish office, written from official sources.

The reference pages on this site answer fixed questions: who issues the apostille in a given state, and which Turkish office receives a document. The articles here follow two other threads.

Changes and routes

Some articles report a change in the rules. Canada, for example, has issued apostilles since the Apostille Convention entered into force for it on 11 January 2024, and Hawaii now accepts vital records issued after 1 January 2025 directly while older ones must be reordered.

Other articles follow one document along its whole route, from the issuing office abroad to the Turkish office that decides on it, or explain a mistake that sends documents back, such as a notarization made in the wrong state or a federal document sent to a state office. The District of Columbia and West Virginia both send FBI background checks to the U.S. Department of State, and Virginia accepts vital records only if issued within the past 12 months.

Every article links to the official sources it relies on and to the reference pages for each office. The sworn Turkish translation is made in Ankara, and the receiving Turkish office decides whether a document is accepted.

Changes and routes

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