Registration in Turkey of a marriage concluded in Ukraine

This page is for Turkish citizens who married before Ukrainian authorities in Ukraine. It explains within what period, through which representation, and with which documents the marriage is registered in the Turkish civil registry, as well as applying by mail and applying from Turkey. For procedures before the marriage, see U5.1.

• Marriages of Turkish citizens before foreign authorities abroad are valid provided that they comply with the Turkish Civil Code and there is no ground requiring annulment.
• The marriage is reported by the husband; if the husband is a foreign national, by the wife, within 30 days at the latest. For this purpose, the marriage certificate obtained from the foreign authority is submitted or sent to the Turkish representation in that location.
• The representation prepares the marriage notification and sends it to the civil registry office; the marriage is registered in the family register.
• If it is not possible to apply to the representation, the marriage certificate may be submitted to a civil registry office in Turkey after being translated into Turkish and duly certified and authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Foreign documents bearing an apostille are not additionally authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; they are used directly before the authorities of countries party to the convention. In Ukraine, apostilles on civil registry documents are affixed by the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice (see U5.4).

• If the marriage certificate is local in nature (a document issued by a Ukrainian civil registry office), the application must be made only to the representation responsible for the region where the marriage took place.
• If the document is international in nature (multilingual Form B), applications may be made to any authorized representation in the country.
• Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Kyiv area of responsibility: Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Khmelnytskyi, Kharkiv, Ternopil, Sumy, Rivne, Poltava, Lviv, Luhansk, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk and Volyn regions.
• Consulate General of the Republic of Türkiye in Odesa area of responsibility: Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Simferopol), Sevastopol, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad (Kropyvnytskyi), Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Zakarpattia (Uzhhorod), Donetsk and Vinnytsia regions.
• The honorary consulates general in Lviv and Simferopol and the honorary consulate in Kharkiv are not consular sections; submit registration applications to Kyiv or Odesa.

• the original marriage certificate (or a certified copy obtained from an authorized local authority or civil registry office) and a photocopy
• the originals and photocopies of the couple’s Turkish identity cards
• if one of the spouses is a foreign national: the foreign spouse’s birth certificate, or an identity document showing the names of the parents, place of birth and date of birth, and a photocopy
• if the woman is a Turkish citizen and wishes to use her previous surname together with her married surname, a petition containing this request
• For persons who have the citizenship of another country but have not had multiple citizenship registered in the civil registry, a marriage concluded using that citizenship may be registered only after multiple citizenship has been registered (see U5.3).

1. After the marriage ceremony, obtain your marriage certificate (свідоцтво про шлюб).
2. Apply to the relevant representation within 30 days: in person by appointment or by mail.
3. When applying by mail:
   • state in the petition that you request registration of the marriage in the family registers
   • enclose the original marriage certificate
   • enclose documents showing the identity details of the person making the notification
4. Complete the forms: Marriage Registration Application Petition and, if necessary, the Request Form for Using the Maiden Surname Together with the Spouse’s Surname.
5. If you wish, obtain an international family booklet and an international marriage registration certificate (Form B). Obtaining a family booklet is not mandatory.
6. You may later request Form B through the consulate’s online system and receive it by mail.

• The only item shown for marriage registration on the fee schedule of the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Kyiv is the international family booklet: 24 euros. The family booklet is optional.
• Consular fees at the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Kyiv are collected only in euros.
• Authentication of sworn translator translations at the consulate is subject to a fee; the amount varies according to the type of transaction and number of pages.

• Marrying a Turkish citizen does not directly confer Turkish citizenship.
• A foreign national who has been married to a Turkish citizen for at least three years and whose marriage continues may apply for Turkish citizenship. Requirements:
  • living in a family union
  • not engaging in an activity incompatible with the marriage union
  • having no obstacle in terms of national security and public order
• The application is made abroad to a Turkish representation by appointment (“Application for Acquiring Turkish Citizenship through Marriage”).

• Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Kyiv
  • Address: Panasa Myrnoho Sok. No: 22, 01011 Kyiv
  • Telephone: +380 44 281 07 50 (consular services weekdays 14:30–17:30) · Emergency: +380 63 211 47 65
  • Email: embassy.kiev@mfa.gov.tr
• Consulate General of the Republic of Türkiye in Odesa
  • Address: Leontovycha Sok. 5, 65014 Odesa
  • Telephone: +380 48 722 79 11, +380 48 722 79 39, +380 48 720 72 00 · Emergency: +380 93 711 00 24, +380 93 711 00 26
  • Email: consulate.odessa@mfa.gov.tr
• In Turkey: civil registry offices (the document must be translated into Turkish, certified and authenticated, or apostilled)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consular Call Center (24/7): +90 312 292 29 29

• Missing the 30-day notification period.
• Applying with a local marriage certificate to a representation that is not responsible for the region where the marriage took place.
• Attempting to register a marriage concluded using a Ukrainian identity document without registering multiple citizenship.
• Taking a document to a civil registry office in Turkey without an apostille and certified translation.
• Requesting registration of the child’s birth before registering the marriage. The marriage must be registered first (see U5.3).
• Making unnecessary expenses by assuming that a family booklet is mandatory.

• Do I have to go to the consulate for registration? No. Marriage registration can also be completed by mail.
• Who reports the marriage? The husband; if the husband is a foreign national, the Turkish citizen wife.
• Can I have it registered when I return to Turkey? Yes. The marriage certificate may be submitted to a civil registry office after being translated into Turkish, certified and authenticated (or apostilled).
• Is obtaining a family booklet mandatory? No. Obtaining a family booklet after registration is not mandatory.
• How many children can be entered in an international family booklet? A maximum of 6. A second booklet is issued for additional children.
• Will my foreign spouse become a Turkish citizen upon marriage? No. They may apply after at least three years of marriage.

• Marriage registration application petition (Word)
• Request form for using the maiden surname together with the spouse’s surname (Word)
• Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Kyiv – List of consular services
• Consular appointment system
• Online consular document system (Form B)
• Population Services Law No. 5490
• Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901
• e-Apostille