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Turkey has become the destination of Indians because of its natural beauty and cultural significance. Apostille for Turkey in India means getting the apostille attestation stamped on your document for use in Turkey.
Once the apostille is stamped on your document by the Ministry of external affairs in India it will become legally valid for use in Turkey. The legalization of documents with an apostille is possible because both India and Turkey are Hague Convention on Apostille countries.
What is Apostille?
Apostille is a certification issued by the Ministry of external affairs in India pasted as a stamp on the backside of the original document. This stamping makes the document an authenticated certificate which can be used as a legal document in other Hague countries.
Until the Hague Convention on apostille in 1961, countries needed multiple certifications from various authorities to check the legality of a document issued in another country.
Hague Convention on apostille abolished the requirement of legalization for foreign public documents. Thus, apostille attestation from a designated authority became the only requirement for the legalization of documents.
4 Simple steps to get MEA Apostille on your Documents
- Register on Apostille Portal
- Collect all Documents you want to Apostille
- Submit the Original / Photocopies of documents
- Receive Documents with Apostille Directly to your home
When do you Need an Apostille for Turkey
You need to get an apostille for your documents when you travel to Turkey for the following purpose:
- Study in Turkey
- Work in Turkey
- Dependent Visa for turkey
- Start a business in Turkey
- Marry from Turkey
- Get a permanent residence permit in Turkey.
- Travelling to Turkey as a medical tourist for treatment purposes.
Documents that Require Apostille for Turkey
Study in Turkey
To study in Turkey as an Indian you need the following documents with apostille:
- Degree Certificate Apostille
- Passport Apostille
- Transcript Apostille
- Sponsorship Apostille
Work in Turkey
- Degree Certificate Apostille
- Passport Apostille
- Transcript Apostille
- Police Clearance Certificate Apostille
- Experience certificate Apostille
To Expand your Business in Turkey
- GST Apostille
- Incorporation Certificate Apostille
- Articles of Association Apostille
- Valuation reports apostilled
- Board of Directors’ information Apostille
To Marry in Turkey
- Birth certificate Apostille which is translated by a relevant authority.
- Passport Apostille
- Divorce Decree Apostille if previously married and divorced.
- Death certificate Apostille if the previous spouse is dead.
Depend Visa for Spouse in Turkey
- Birth certificate Apostille which is translated by a relevant authority.
- Passport Apostille
- Marriage Certificate Apostille
How to Get an Apostille for the Republic of Türkiye
In India we have two procedures to get an apostille attestation certificate for your documents to use in Turkey.
State Attestation Method for Türkiye Apostille
State attestation method is the process where the state government authority that issued the document verifies the authenticity of the certificate. In India for certain documents which come under the purview of the state government, the MEA mandates the state government verification.
In this method of verification the secretary of the district from where the document issued verifies the validity and origin of the document and its signature/seal. Subsequently, the state HRD ministry places a stamp on the document. Finally, the document reaches the Ministry of External Affairs where they verify the document and place an apostille stamp.
This method involves various government departments. Hence, the whole process takes around 30 days.
SDM Attestation Method for Turkey Apostille
In the SDM method of apostille verification following are the procedures followed:
Notary attestation: In this step, you need to provide all the required documents to a public notary. He will verify the details and the signature/seal on the document and affix his signature on the document.
SDM attestation: In this step, sub divisional Magistrate will verify the document for its originality and validity. Then the SDM also places his sign on the document.
The MEA attestation: Finally, the Ministry of External Affairs verifies the document and places the apostille stamp on the document.
The SDM method does not involve many government departments. Therefore, it is an easy process which takes around five to six days.
Information Written in an Apostille for Turkey
Following are the information written in an apostille:
- A unique certificate number
- Certificate issued date
- Account Reference: ALPHA CODE
- Unique Doc. Reference: ALPHANUMERIC
- Purchased by: NAME
- Description of Document: ARTICLE 4 AFFIDAVIT
- Description: AFFIDAVIT
- Consideration Price (Rs.): ZERO
- First Party: NAME OF PERSON
- Second Party: N/A
- Stamp Duty Paid By: NAME OF PERSON
- Stamp Duty Amount(Rs.): AMOUNT
Is Turkey a Hague Convention Apostille Country?
Yes. Turkey joined Hague convention abolishing the requirement of legalization of documents on 31 July 1985. Thus there is no need for consular legalization of documents for Indians traveling to Turkey.
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Frequently asked questions
No. If not specified by the employer an apostille attestation is sufficient to travel to Turkey.
Since Turkey is a Hague apostille convention country, apostille is considered as a method of legalization.
- GST Apostille
- Articles of Association Apostille
- Valuation reports apostilled
- Board of Directors’ information Apostille
Please fill the Turkish Language Translation Form to get your certificate translated into Turkish.
Yes. Turkey joined the Hague apostille convention on 28 September 1985. Since then apostille attestation is accepted as a means of legalization of foreign documents in Turkey.