Certified translation Turkish–German

Nüfus Kayıt Örneği: the extract from the population register

The Turkish population register is kept by family, and the extract from it shows that: parents, spouse and children appear with dates and places of birth and register details in one table, along with the province, district and register volume. A single extract therefore often replaces several individual certificates. For the translation that means every column is carried over, including the administrative details that look unfamiliar in German. For foreign-language documents the Standesamt in Cologne records, in its checklist for registering a marriage concluded abroad, that a translation by someone publicly appointed or sworn in Germany is needed as well, and that document and translation are to be presented in the original.

Source: stadt-koeln.de (checked 5 November 2026)

Formül A: the international extract

Turkey also issues register extracts in international, multilingual form. For births the Turkish Consulate General in Cologne names the Uluslararası Doğum Kayıt Örneği, Formule-A for short, and points to the Nüfus administration, or the civil-registry office of the place of birth, to obtain it. Ask about it before ordering a translation — that is the route that saves you an order altogether.

Source: koln-bk.mfa.gov.tr (checked 5 November 2026)

Why a multilingual extract can save the translation

The Federal Foreign Office keeps the two directions apart, and the half that governs this page is the one about foreign documents for use in Germany. Under the heading „Mehrsprachige, internationale Urkunden (nach CIEC-Übereinkommen)“ it records: civil-status documents and certificates of no impediment to marriage issued by one of the contracting states to the pattern of the conventions of the International Commission on Civil Status (CIEC) are exempt from every formality in Germany. Turkey appears on the list printed there of contracting states to the Vienna CIEC convention of 8 September 1976 on the issue of multilingual extracts from civil-status registers. The Standesamt in Cologne adds the practical side in its checklist for registering a marriage concluded abroad: a translation is not necessary where you present an international document. Whether your procedure manages with one is decided by the office you are submitting to.

Source: auswaertiges-amt.de (checked 5 November 2026), stadt-koeln.de (checked 5 November 2026)

Divorce judgments from Turkey

Turkish divorces arrive as a judgment of a family court (Aile Mahkemesi), usually with a separate endorsement that it is final and sometimes with the agreement on custody and maintenance annexed. For submission to a German court, § 184 GVG applies: the language of the court is German. We carry the judgment over with its heading, operative part, reasons, case number and endorsements; whether the decision is recognised in Germany is for the competent court or state justice administration, not for the translation.

Source: gesetze-im-internet.de (checked 5 November 2026)

Certificates, diplomas and transcripts

Study, recognition of training and job applications call for the certificate of the qualification (Diploma) and the list of marks (Transkript), and for professional recognition also proof of examinations and employment. Under § 23(1) VwVfG the official language is German, and under subsection 2 the office may require a translation whose accuracy has been certified. In our catalogue you order the qualification as a Diploma / Educational Degree and the list of marks separately as a College Transcript.

Source: gesetze-im-internet.de (checked 5 November 2026)

Turkish letters and names

Turkish is written in Latin script, so transliteration by norm does not arise. The letters ç, ğ, ı, İ, ö, ş and ü stay in the translation as the document has them — Işık does not become Isik. The scan is what decides: where a dot over an i is lost or a cedilla disappears, a different name appears. Where your German ID differs from the document, give us both spellings.