The Turkish phrase aslına uygunluk, conformity with the original, turns up in two different settings, and most errors around it come from treating them as one. In the first, a translator states on a translation that it matches the source text. In the second, a public official certifies that a copy matches the original document. The English term depends on which of the two the page shows; this entry is mainly about the first.
The translator’s entry in the Ministry circulars
For civil service abroad, Ministry of Justice Circular 63/3 sets out how a translation is presented: the person who translates writes their name, surname and title, signs each page and states the language, and the translation carries a statement of conformity written in the language of the translation (paragraph 29). The criminal circulars take the same line. Under Circular 69/2 (paragraph 5(g)) and Circular 69/3 (paragraph 19), the translator’s signed statement in the target language is enough, and 69/3 adds that the translated papers need no further certification by Turkish judicial authorities. This entry is therefore never translated from Turkish at all. It is written directly in English or French, and the real question is which formula to use.
Statement of accuracy
The suggested English term is “statement of accuracy”; “translator’s certificate of accuracy” serves the same purpose. The content can be brief: that the document is a complete and accurate translation of the Turkish original, followed by the translator’s name, title, date and signature. Some receiving authorities look for particular words. The Ministry’s country notes record that Irish authorities ask for the translator’s title in English and a certification using the words “true and accurate” (Circular 63/3, Annex 9, updated 2 February 2021). Where a note of that kind exists for the destination, the formula follows it.
The official’s entry: certified true copy
Court papers carry a different kind of entry. Copies of judgments are issued after the head of the registry states and certifies that they conform to the original (Registry Services Regulation, Article 216(7)). A copy of the hearing minutes bears the court seal and a certification of conformity signed by the registry head (HMK Article 158(1)). A paper copy printed from the UYAP record carries the words “Elektronik imza ile imzalanan aslının aynısı olduğunu tasdik ederim.” (Registry Services Regulation, Article 257(2)). These certify a copy, not a translation, and “certified true copy” is the natural English label for them. Using that label for the translator’s statement would tell the reader that a copy, rather than the translation, had been certified.
The French term and the ASLI GİBİDİR stamp
In French, “mention de conformité” is the suggested name, and the entry itself is usually built around “traduction certifiée conforme à l’original”; “mention” matches the function of the Turkish şerh, a signed entry on the document. The stamp ASLI GİBİDİR is a separate formula from Article 29(2) of the Regulation on official correspondence, used by an authorised official for a copy of a paper document. A translator does not put it under a translation and does not use it to render the translator’s own statement. A translated file can show both entries on one page, the official’s copy certification and the translator’s statement, and each keeps its own term.