Apostille Services
In Alanya, we provide attorney-backed translation, notarization (legalization), and apostille certification for powers of attorney, marriage, and birth certificates.
Turkey’s Court of Cassation has confirmed that QR-code printouts of a Belgian divorce judgment do not meet the certified-document requirement under Turkish private international law. Here is what documents you actually need, how the Apostille fits in, and when administrative registration can spare you a court case altogether.
If you obtained a divorce abroad, the judgment has no automatic effect in Turkey. You will need either recognition proceedings (to update civil records and allow remarriage) or full enforcement of foreign judgment proceedings (if the divorce order also covers alimony, child custody, or compensation). This article explains both routes, the required documents, and how Turkish law (MÖHUK, Law No. 5718) governs the process.