International Marriage Certificate – Form B | Turkey | Marriage Records

The Form B document is a multilingual certificate that can be used by anyone who gets married in Turkey, and it is prepared by the Vienna ICCS Convention on the issue of the Multilingual Extracts from Civil Status Records. This document is designed to prove your international marriage records and serves as evidence of your marriage worldwide. The Form B certificate can be obtained through third parties via the Population Directorates or by granting a notarized power of attorney at the Governorships. Additionally, for the document to be valid, a notarized copy of the Family Registry Certificate and authentication through Governorships, apostille, or attestation process is required.

The Form B certificate is used to prove your marriage records at an international level. This document contains your marriage registration information in multiple languages. In Turkey, you can obtain the Form B certificate through the Population Directorates, and for overseas applications, it can be obtained through Consulates or Embassies. However, the person applying for the document must personally visit the relevant authorities in Turkey (Population Directorates) or provide a notarized power of attorney, while overseas applications can be made through Consulates or Embassies. Form B certificate is a document that is translated into different languages. The information found on the international marriage certificate Form B is also present on the translation form.

            Apostille certification is a process used to make a document valid internationally. In Turkey, apostille certification can be obtained from the Governorships, while in foreign countries, it can be acquired from the relevant competent authorities. However, in countries where apostille certification is not recognized, Consular authentication can be obtained instead. Consular authentication serves as an alternative to apostille certification in countries where apostille is not recognized. With the apostille certification or Consular authentication on the Form B certificate, you can prove your marriage worldwide. This document assists in establishing the validity of your marriage as an officially recognized document.