Turkish Divorce Decree Translation for UK Marriage Notice

GOV.UK’s list of documents you need to give notice includes proof that a previous marriage ended and “a translation of any documents that are not in English”. If the divorce was granted outside the UK, the register office checks it: GOV.UK lists a fee of £55 for the local register office to check your documents, or £83 if the General Register Office has to check them (checked October 13, 2026).

Under section 46 of the Family Law Act 1986, a divorce obtained by proceedings abroad is recognised if it is effective under the law of the country where it was obtained and one party was habitually resident, domiciled or a national there. The registrar makes that assessment; a translation alone does not establish recognition.

Requirements beyond GOV.UK’s list are set by the individual register office. Ask yours in writing before you order, and tell me what they said.

• Boşanma ilamı — the Family Court’s judgment: court name and case number, the parties, the operative part ending the marriage.
• Kesinleşme şerhi — the court’s finality annotation, stamped or attached, confirming that the appeal period has passed. Without it the judgment does not show that the divorce is effective. I translate both.
• Nüfus kayıt örneği / e-Devlet “boşanma kaydı” — a civil registry extract that records the divorce event. It supports the judgment but does not replace it.

Which copy do you have? If you are not sure, send what you have and I tell you which document the translation should be made from before any work starts.

The UK has no sworn-translator system. GOV.UK asks the translator or translation company to confirm in writing that the translation is true and accurate, and to give the date, their full name and contact details. My translations carry exactly that statement, signed and stamped by me as the sworn translator named below, with my address, phone and e-mail.

In Türkiye I am a notary-sworn translator (yeminli mütercim). That status lets me produce notarised translations for Turkish authorities; it is not a UK professional membership and I do not present it as one. See Turkish sworn translation vs. certified translation abroad.

I quote from the decree itself, not from a page count you type in. Send a scan or photo of every page of the decree, say that it is for giving notice of marriage, and tell me if your register office has asked for anything specific.

I then confirm in writing which document the translation will be based on, what it will contain, the price and the delivery time. If the document you sent is not the one the translation should be made from, I say so instead of translating it. I describe GOV.UK’s requirements and prepare the translation to them; I do not decide on the register office’s behalf whether a document will be accepted.

You receive the certified translation as a PDF by e-mail, after a watermarked preview: a typical decree is usually prepared within 1–2 working days, the final document is sent once payment is confirmed, and the exact time is in your quote.

Some register offices accept a printed PDF; others ask to see the translator’s signed copy. Ask yours. If paper is needed, I send the signed and stamped copy by courier from Türkiye on request: you can choose the courier, the recipient pays the delivery charge, and I confirm the time and cost before dispatch. I have no printing or courier partner in the UK, so plan for international delivery time.

Corrections: Spelling, name or number errors caused by the translation are corrected free of charge. Please report any error you notice after delivery. Errors in the source document itself, content changed afterwards, or new requests made after work has started are quoted as separate work (Terms of Service, section 5).

Payment options: credit/debit card, bank transfer and Western Union. You do not have to make an international bank transfer to Türkiye to order. The payment link or transfer details are sent privately after you accept the written quote; card, bank and Western Union charges, if any, are stated in the quote.

I, Uğur Arı, prepare and sign every translation as a sworn translator whose oath is recorded at the Kartal 12th (Istanbul) and Gebze 19th Notary Offices. The certification names me, with my address, phone and e-mail, so the registrar can contact me directly. I work from Türkiye and have no UK office; no UK authority approves translators.

Google reviews. My Google Business Profile, “İngilizce Yeminli Çeviri”, has 10 reviews with an average rating of 5.0 (checked 27 October 2026). Read the reviews on Google.

When my service may suit you. My service may suit you if you want to deal directly with me, the sworn translator named above, if your register office accepts a certified PDF that carries the statement GOV.UK describes (a true and accurate translation, the date, and the translator’s full name and contact details), and if a typical turnaround of 1–2 working days fits your notice date. You can pay by card through a secure link and receive the total in writing before you pay. A paper copy by courier from Türkiye is quoted separately if needed.

Turkish divorce decree translation: written quote after I review the decree. The final price is confirmed in writing after document review; very long judgments or a different scope can be priced separately. Notarisation and physical delivery are quoted separately. My tariff is set in Turkish lira; sterling figures are approximate and the exact amount is stated in your quote.

A multi-page divorce decree is not a “standard single-page document”; the two are priced differently. For a UK spouse or partner visa, see divorce decree translation for a UK spouse visa and the UK applications page.

Comparing prices. My price unit is the document, not a physical A4 sheet and not a count of characters or words. Some providers count a unit of 1,000 characters excluding spaces, so one A4 page can count as more than one unit. To compare like with like, ask each provider for the written total for the same decree — the judgment and its finality annotation — and check what it includes: the certification, the delivery format, and any paper copy, courier or notarisation.