The word notary is often mentioned in many foreigners' transactions in Turkey. For example, when certifying or notarizing any document, you will need to go to the Notre Office. And all the information that concerns the foreigner residing in Turkey.

The notary Office or the notary Office is a government department that certifies official papers and makes sure that the seals and signatures mentioned in the paper are original, and after the notarization of the notary, this paper becomes official and approved by the Turkish state. Disputes.
The note stamp has the legal character of documents in Turkey because the note is considered one of the subsidiary government bodies that document and certify government transactions and documents.

Transactions and documents that are notarized:

  • passport
  • personal identification
  • Vehicle driving certificate
  • Marriage contract
  • Birth certificate issued outside Turkey
  • Persons registration issued outside Turkey
  • Academic certificates issued outside Turkey
  • All types of lease contracts in Turkey, including residential and commercial, and the residential lease contract documented by Notre in Turkey is used as a considered document to prove housing when applying for residency in Turkey.
  • All private and public agencies
  • Partnership contracts and an agreement or undertaking between two parties, as the Notre in Turkey documents the signatures and grants the document legal value in other government departments, especially the courts.
  • Ratification of sales and purchase contracts in general
  • Certification of books kept for companies in Turkey
  • Approving the signatures and seals of persons or companies.
  • Certification of the invitation applications for foreigners residing outside Turkey by their relatives inside Turkey

Please note that all transactions must be translated into the Turkish language, and in general any document that needs translation into the Turkish language must be certified by Notre in Turkey to be official and acceptable when submitted in official transactions in Turkey.
 

Notre fees and costs:

Notebook fees differ according to the type of documents and the number of translated words in case the documents are in a language other than Turkish, and we review here the approximate fees for Notre in Turkey:

  • The cost of attesting the translated certificate: between 90- 110 Turkish liras
  • Accounting agency attestation: between 120- 150 Turkish liras
  • Vehicle selling agency attestation: between 50- 120 Turkish liras
  • One-page document attestation: between 40- 60 TL
  • Two-page legalization of a document: between 65- 75 TL

Please note that the fees may differ from one note to another, because the note is not a basic governmental institution, and here it is necessary to make sure of the notary employee about the fees that he will charge in return for certifying papers and documents to ensure

Document translation in Turkey:

In order to certify the transactions and documents, all papers must be translated into the Turkish language, and here you must go to a certified and sworn translation office that provides translation services from Arabic and English into Turkish, and the seal and signature of the translator must be certified by Notre in Turkey .

Translation prices vary from one translator to another and depend on the number of words in the paper, and the translation fee ranges between 40-100 TL depending on the document that will be translated. Be sure to ask the translator about the costs before starting the translation.

How do I perform the notation?

Some people may be afraid of undertaking the legal procedures in Turkey, but in general, the notification procedures are very easy, especially if it is just attesting a passport, certificate, or any translated document.

You only have to do the following:

  • Translate the documents you want to authenticate with a sworn translator, and it is preferable for the translation office to be near the notary.
  • When you go to the notebook, book a place through the reservation machine, or stand in line to wait until your turn comes, or ask the employees or auditors.
  • When your turn comes, go to the employee and hand over the papers you want to be certified, and show your passport or residence card
  • Q. The employeechecks the documents and their conformity with the original documents, then stamps them and asks you after that to go to the financial officer to pay the fees.
  • The procedures may differ slightly from one office to another, but these are the most important steps that must be followed when doing the notation.
  • When the notary is stamped on a document, it records its name, number and data for review. To access a specific note or search for locations of the note, you can go to a site www.tnb.org.tr  Then press Notary Then specify your search criteria and click on Aramaya Basla Notice rooms are present in all Turkish provinces due to their importance. 

Working hours for Notre offices in Turkey

These are the normal working hours for notary:

All days of the week except Saturday and Sunday

The notebook works from 10 am to 5 pm

There is a lunch break from 12:30 to 1:30 in the afternoon

The alternate note in Turkey:

In Turkey, the notary operates on a shift system during the two days of the holiday "Saturday and Sunday" in order to facilitate the conduct of urgent transactions, as many are forced to conduct authentication transactions at the notation on Saturday and Sunday to use the time as much as possible.

Certain shift offices are determined on the weekends and start their work hours from 10 in the morning and end at 4 in the afternoon.

You can find out the names and addresses of the shifting notebook offices in any Turkish state during Saturdays and Sundays through the following link:https://portal.tnb.org.tr/Sayfalar/NobetciNoterBul.aspx

After clicking on the link, select the state and date, then tap Aramaya Ba ş la (Start searching). You will be presented with the names and addresses of the alternating notebook on the day you specified

After clicking on the link, select the state and date, then tap Aramaya Ba ş la  (Start searching) You will be presented with the names and addresses of the alternating notebook on the day you specified.

Official holidays in Turkey?

The notebook in Turkey does not work on official holidays, and it does not have shifts during these holidays, and you can learn about the holidays that Turkish government departments stop working, including the notes:

  • New Year's Day 1/1
  • Children's Day 4/23
  • Labor Day 5/1
  • Youth and Sports Day 19/5
  • National Day "Anniversary of the failed coup" 15/6
  • Commemoration of Victory Day 30/8
  • The commemoration of the day of the founding of the republic is 10/29, and the day before that is 10/28 working hours in half
  • Eid Al Fitr: 3 days
  • Eid Al-Adha: 4 days