Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 224: Requirement of certification of foreign official documents by competent authorities

Part Four: Proof and Evidence › Chapter Two: Documents and Deeds

(1) Official documents prepared by the authorities of a foreign state shall have that character in Türkiye only if they are certified by the competent authority of the state in which the document was issued or by the relevant Turkish consular authority.

(2) The provisions of international conventions to which Türkiye is a party concerning the certification of foreign official documents are reserved.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 224 · Yabancı resmî belgelerin yetkili makamlar tarafından onaylanması zorunluluğu

(1) Yabancı devlet makamlarınca hazırlanan resmî belgelerin, Türkiye’de bu vasfı taşıması, belgenin verildiği devletin yetkili makamı veya ilgili Türk konsolosluk makamı tarafından onaylanmasına bağlıdır.

(2) Türkiye’nin taraf olduğu milletlerarası sözleşmelerin yabancı resmî belgelerin tasdiki ile ilgili hükümleri saklıdır.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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