Notarial acts

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• A will deposited with a Turkish notary Article 69 of the Notaries Law provides for safekeeping, a record, notice to the civil registry and, on death, certified copies to the prosecutor.
• Formal notices served through a Turkish notary A Turkish notarial notice has four elements (Notaries Law Article 106), and its deadline often runs from service. Why the service record stays.
• Inheritance certificates from a Turkish notary: the limits A Turkish notary cannot issue an inheritance certificate when foreigners request it or the case needs a court (Notaries Law Article 71/B/3). Its contents.
• Items deposited with a Turkish notary Article 62 of the Notaries Law covers items left for safekeeping or for delivery to a person; the record states the terms of receipt and release.
• Litigation powers of attorney: special powers under HMK 74 Without express authority, a lawyer in Turkish civil proceedings cannot settle, waive the action or appoint a substitute. How these clauses are translated.
• Notarial acts at a Turkish consulate abroad Abroad, Turkish consuls carry out notarial acts, and the form rules of the Notaries Law apply to them. How these acts are used in Türkiye and translated.
• Notarial certification of signatures and how it differs A Turkish notary’s signature certification shows whose signature it is, not that the text is approved. The endorsement’s five parts in translation.
• Notarial certification of statutory books Article 68 of the Notaries Law has the notary certify books required by other statutes and report each certified book to the relevant authority.
• Notarial record of fact-finding in Türkiye Article 61 of the Notaries Law lets a notary record the state of a thing or place, its value, and the identity and statements of interested parties.
• Powers of attorney for use in Türkiye: the authority clauses Under Article 504 of the Turkish Code of Obligations some acts need special authority. How the clauses of a power of attorney for Türkiye are translated.
• Sworn interpreter before a Turkish notary Article 74 of the Notaries Law requires a sworn interpreter where the party does not speak Turkish; the interpreter signs the notarial record.
• The notary’s certificate on a translation in Türkiye Article 103 of the Notaries Law requires a certificate below the translated text, naming the sworn translator and sealed by the notary.
• The Turkish official will: dispositions and witness clause A Turkish official will is drawn up by an official with two witnesses (Civil Code Article 532). The dispositions, the reading note and the witness clause.
• Turkish notarial deeds drawn up by the notary A deed drawn up by a Turkish notary is a record with five elements (Notaries Law Article 84). What each part shows and what the translation keeps.
• When a Turkish notary cannot act: disqualification Article 76 of the Notaries Law lists six cases of disqualification; article 77 then passes the act to a judge where no other notary is available.