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Turkish Name Change and Civil Registry Correction Lawyer
Change a first name or surname, correct a birth date, or resolve differences between Turkish and foreign documents. Explore detailed guidance, practical document lists and clear next steps.
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Each guide covers the starting point, possible procedure, documents to prepare and common questions.
Changing your first name in Turkey
Valid reasons, supporting evidence, the court process and updating documents after a Turkish first-name change.
Read guide →02Changing your surname in Turkey
Grounds for a surname change, family implications, evidence and coordination with records outside Turkey.
Read guide →03Correcting a birth date or age in Turkish records
Original birth records, documentary evidence, medical assessments and the limits of a birth-date correction.
Read guide →04Correcting the Turkish population register
Wrong names, birthplaces, parent details or civil status: identify the error, the procedure and the supporting records.
Read guide →05Different names in Turkish and foreign documents
Conflicting passports, deed polls, name declarations and civil-status records: find the cause and choose the right procedure.
Read guide →06A power of attorney from abroad for Turkish proceedings
Consular and foreign notarial powers of attorney, specific authority, certification and practical preparation.
Read guide →07Apostilles, translations and foreign documents for Turkey
Identify the right certificate, authentication and translation before using foreign documents in Turkish proceedings.
Read guide →08Recording a foreign divorce in Turkey
Administrative registration, judicial recognition, finality evidence and the distinction from enforcing other orders.
Read guide →09Reporting a birth, marriage or death abroad
Foreign civil-status events, Turkish registration and consular documents for births, marriages and deaths.
Read guide →10Mavi Kart: names and population records
The register for eligible former Turkish citizens, reporting civil-status changes and matching foreign identity documents.
Read guide →11Nüfus register extracts and Formül A, B, C
Select the right Turkish population record, international birth, marriage or death extract for an authority abroad.
Read guide →12After a name-change or register-correction decision
Finality, entry in the register, replacement identity documents and evidence linking your former and current details.
Read guide →From comparing documents to completing the change
- Establish your starting point
Identify residence, nationality, existing entries and the precise result you need.
- Choose the appropriate procedure
Distinguish obtaining a certificate, an administrative application, a name declaration and a court claim.
- Prepare documents and representation
Collect supporting records, suitable translations and a power of attorney where needed.
- Update the resulting documents
Check finality, register entry and subsequent applications in each relevant country.
Attorney Murat Adar
Attorney based in İstanbul, registered with İstanbul 1 No’lu Barosu, registration number 21499. The office is in Bağcılar. This section explains Turkish name and population-record procedures and the document issues that arise for people living abroad.
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