Turkish Divorce Decree Translation

Boşanma ilamı — the court judgment of divorce issued by a Turkish Family Court (Aile Mahkemesi). Includes the court name and docket number, names of both parties, grounds for divorce, and the judgment text.

Kesinleşme şerhi — the finality annotation stamped or attached by the court, certifying that the appeal period has passed and the judgment is legally final. Without this, the divorce is not enforceable and USCIS may reject the submission.

Nüfus kayıt örneği (boşanma kaydı) — a civil registry extract from the Directorate of Population showing the divorce event. Can serve as supplementary evidence alongside the court documents.

• I-130 petition — proof that prior marriage ended
• CR-1/IR-1 spousal visa (Department of State consular processing) — prior marriage termination
• N-400 naturalization
• Remarriage documentation
• U.S. court proceedings involving Turkish divorce

A Turkish divorce is evidenced by the boşanma ilamı (court decision) and its kesinleşme şerhi (finality annotation). The annotation is translated together with the judgment.

1. Standard single-page documents. A standard single-page document is 850 ₺ (≈ $17.99); an academic single-page document is from 1.150 ₺ (≈ $23.99). My tariff is set in Turkish lira; dollar figures are approximate. These single-page rates are not applied page by page to a court judgment.

2. Your divorce judgment: one written total. Documents that run to more than one page, are densely written or handwritten are priced in a written quote after review, before payment. Send every page of the judgment and its finality annotation; the quote shows the total for all pages, the currency and payment method, what the certification includes, the delivery time, and whether notarization, an apostille or a paper copy is needed.

3. Turnaround and urgent deadlines. A typical decree is usually prepared within 1–2 working days, and the exact time is stated in your quote. For an urgent deadline, priority handling is +500 ₺; the quote states whether your date can be met.

4. Delivery and what is quoted separately. You receive a certified PDF by e-mail that carries my signed certification as the translator. You first see a watermarked preview; the final certified PDF is sent once payment is confirmed. Notarization, an apostille, courier delivery and a paper copy are quoted separately.

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