Türkiye has two apostille routes: a paper apostille stamped by a governorship, a district governorship or a judicial commission, and an electronic apostille issued through the official e-Apostil system. The second route is not open to every document. This checker says which route exists for the chosen document. It was written for the person who has downloaded a document from e-Devlet, the Turkish e-government portal, and wonders whether that file can be apostilled at all.
How the coverage list was built
Ten document options are offered: criminal record, court decision, civil registry extract (nüfus kayıt örneği), birth extract (Formül A), marriage extract (Formül B), death extract (Formül C), diploma or transcript, residence certificate, notarial act or notarised translation, and other administrative document. The first six are the documents named on the official system’s FAQ page; the checker calls them covered, adds that the application is made from the document holder’s own e-Devlet account and that the PTT service fee is shown on the official page. On the residence certificate the official page says work is ongoing, so the checker shows only the paper route today. Diplomas, notarial acts and other administrative documents are outside the system; the paper route through a governorship, a district governorship or a judicial commission is their only option.
What the checker does not do
It does not take, forward or follow up an e-Apostil application; those functions exist only in the official system, and the login details are personal. It does not know in which form a foreign office wants to receive an electronic file; the result suggests asking, and recalls the notice of the Hague Conference of 1 July 2026: a validly issued e-Apostille cannot be refused merely because it is electronic. According to the system’s own interface text, e-Apostil on the civil registry extract is open to Turkish citizens only; the checker makes no distinction by nationality. It never states a fee amount.
The official pages behind it
The coverage list was read from the official FAQ on 21 September 2026; if the list changes, that page changes first. PTT, the postal operator, acts as intermediary under article 22 of the Postal Services Law, while the apostille itself is applied by the Ministry of Justice on judicial documents and by the Ministry of Interior on administrative ones. That a plain barcoded e-Devlet printout takes no paper apostille is stated on the apostille page of the Onikişubat district governorship; the printout enters the paper chain once the issuing office certifies it with a wet signature or a notary certifies it as a true copy. Paper apostilles at governorships and district governorships carry no charge.
From the result to the translation
Where the document is covered, the electronically apostilled file is presented to the foreign office as a file; if a translation is needed, the office and the notary are asked how it is prepared and whether it covers the apostille, with a separate paper apostille on the notary certification only if the office asks. Where the document is not covered, a wet-signed document enters the paper route and the order follows the route finder. The checker on this page works inside your browser; the document you choose is not reported to this site.