Power of Attorney in Turkey — Translation and Notarisation Guide

Option A — Turkish consulate (fastest)

Visit the Turkish consulate in your country. Consulates have notarial authority and issue powers of attorney directly in Turkish. This document is valid in Turkey without any additional steps — no apostille, no translation needed. Bring your passport and know what powers you want to grant.

Option B — Local notary + apostille + translation

If consulate access is difficult, a local notary in your country can draft the power of attorney. It must then be apostilled (or consulate-legalised for non-Hague countries) and accompanied by a certified Turkish translation. Send the documents to Turkey by courier — we can receive and process them from our Ankara office.

Apostille (for Hague Convention countries)

The Turkish notarised document is apostilled by the relevant governorship (kaymakamlık or valilik). This takes 1-2 business days. The apostilled document is then valid in Germany, the UK, France, Spain and all other Hague member states without further legalisation.

Translation in the destination country

Once apostilled, the power of attorney may need to be translated into the local language by a sworn translator in the destination country. For Germany: sworn German translator. For France: sworn French translator. We can handle Turkish-to-German, Turkish-to-English and Turkish-to-French translations.

MFA + Embassy (for non-Hague countries)

For Russia, UAE, Saudi Arabia and similar countries: the Turkish notarised document goes through Ministry of Foreign Affairs approval, then the relevant embassy in Ankara for legalisation. We manage this entire chain from our office.