Official Paperwork for Those Who Want to Marry Abroad in Antalya

What Should a Turkish Citizen Do If He Has intention to Get Married Abroad?

Important information: for more information about marriage abroad, please contact the representative office of the country in which you plan to marry.

Recently, we often hear the question “How to get married abroad?" for reasons related to our work, so we decided to share what we know about it. In this article we have listed what needs to be done for two people who are citizens of the Republic of Turkey to get married abroad. The vast majority of information we received on the website of the state Department of Turkey.These operations are also carried out by professional wedding organizers who organize weddings and weddings abroad, help organize documents and wedding preparation and professional travel agencies. We hope that this article we have prepared for you will give you complete information about marriage for Turkish citizens abroad and will be a useful guide.

Information for citizens of the Republic of Turkey who want to marry abroad

- The bases related to marriage operations are usually contained in the law on public services 5490, the decree on the application of the law on public services, the Civil code 4721 and the decree on marriage.

– If the laws of the country allow marriages in our external representations, marriage only for couples who are citizens of Turkey can be performed only in our external representations.

- Those of our citizens who have more than one citizenship, can not be married in our foreign missions, they must marry in front of foreign local authorities.

- If one of the newlyweds is a citizen of a foreign country, the marriage can not be concluded in our foreign offices.

- In countries such as Argentina, Austria, Australia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, Chile, New Zealand, our representatives can not marry in accordance with the laws of this country, even if both parties are exclusively citizens of Turkey, as they are not granted such powers.

- Couples who want to get married come to our office in person and sign the application form together and apply for marriage. In accordance with the relevant article on marriage, a person entering into a marriage may also conduct the application process through a person designated by him as a Trustee, but this requires a special power of attorney.

- Since there is a simultaneous link between the database of our external representations and the database that contains information about the decrees of the Ministry of the interior, we can identify the marital status of our citizens simultaneously with their personal application to our external representation and the date of appointment of the wedding (this operation can be performed in our online agencies. This can be done through traditional methods of correspondence in our Autonomous external representations, and our citizens have to wait some time after applying).

- Once all the necessary documents are prepared, the couple can personally come to our representative with their witnesses on the day and time pre-planned for the ceremony.

- Marriage is considered valid if the persons entering into the marriage freely and without coercion declare their desire to marry in front of a representative of the Turkish authorities. Therefore, a proxy marriage cannot be concluded.

- According to the Civil code, Turkish citizens cannot receive the surname of their wives. If a woman is a Turkish citizen, she takes the name of the man she married. In addition, if a woman wishes to use her previous surname together with that of her spouse, she may request it in writing from the officer who accepted the marriage; if such a requirement was not voiced during the marriage, the necessary registration procedures with a petition to be received later will be made at the population office where she is registered in Turkey.

- Turkish international family certificate is issued for persons who have been married in our foreign missions.

Citizens of the Republic of Turkey who want to marry abroad must prepare documents for marriageThe marriage laws of countries can be different. Ask if apostille documents are sent to the Turkish Consulate in the country in which you want to hold a wedding. Apostille is a document approval system that allows you to legally use a document in another country, certifying its authenticity.In recent years, these operations are carried out by professional travel agents who organize weddings and weddings abroad, helping to organize documents and preparation. Look for professional agents who do this on the Internet.

- A signed statement that the couple wants to get married (the parties must sign this statement together in our submissions),

- Photocopies and originals of the identity card and passport of the couple who wants to get married,

- Birth certificates of witnesses (2 persons), (witnesses on the day and time of marriage must also be present in our external representation with couples),

- A health report obtained from a hospital or doctor that shows that there are no mental and physical obstacles to the marriage of both persons of the couple who want to get married.– (5) color photos of both faces of the couple taken in the last six months (all photos must be the same and taken from the front. photos should be of high quality and on good paper),

- If a woman wants to keep her previous name together with her husband's name, a form is filled out, which includes a request to transfer the previous name (this request can be organized by our external representatives. No need to prepare in advance),

– If a woman has previously married and divorced, it must be 300 days from the date of the divorce, if the marriage must be concluded before the expiration of the term, the court's decision that the iddet period (300-day waiting period) granted by the competent Turkish court is canceled,

- If someone cancels a previous marriage, the decision taken by the competent Turkish court to annul the marriage,An example of a death certificate of a deceased spouse, if previous marriage ended with the death of his wife,

- Marital status from foreign local authorities

– If male and/or female, married, reached the age of 17, with the permission of the guardian; if no guardian, with the permission of the guardian or of the guardianship (marriage with the consent of persons under 18 years of age possible),

- If the married man and / or woman is 16 years old, it is possible with the permission of the relevant judge (with the consent of persons who married at the age of 18 years).

We hope our article helped you. We already wish happiness to those who are just going to get married