Turkish Embassy Islamabad, Turkish universities and the migration authority
Documents for Turkey from Pakistan
Turkey is the destination where the honest answer is most often that you should not buy a translation in Pakistan at all. The sworn translator and notary steps normally happen in Turkey, after arrival, and the apostille route can remove a whole leg of the attestation chain before that.
What does Turkish Embassy Islamabad, Turkish universities and the migration authority require?
Turkey typically requires a yeminli tercüman, a sworn translator, with the translation then approved by a Turkish noter, and both steps usually happen in Turkey. Turkey is a Hague Apostille party, so an apostille can replace the embassy attestation chain. Ask your university or the migration authority before buying a translation here.
Can we help with this one?
Sometimes — depends on your checklist
For a first submission or a university's initial assessment, a certified translation from us is often enough. For residence permit and formal government filings, Turkey wants its own sworn translator and notary, which we are not. Ask which stage you are at first.
The sequence
- Confirm whether the apostille route is available for your document, since Turkey accepts apostilles
- Assemble originals - degree, transcripts, police character certificate, birth certificate, financial proof
- HEC for university documents or IBCC for matric and intermediate
- Obtain a MOFA apostille instead of the embassy attestation chain, where available
- Ask the university or migration authority whether translation happens in Pakistan or Turkey
- Where Turkey handles it, the yeminli tercüman and noter steps are completed there
The most likely answer is that you should not buy this here
Turkey’s requirements have a specific shape, and it is worth understanding before spending anything.
A yeminli tercüman — a sworn translator in the Turkish system — produces the translation. A noter then approves it (noter onaylı). Both steps normally happen in Turkey.
For many Turkish submissions, particularly residence permits and formal government filings, a Pakistani translation is simply not what is wanted. We would rather tell you that than sell you one.
Where a Pakistani translation genuinely helps: a university’s initial assessment, a first-stage application, or any point where a certified translation with a statement of accuracy is explicitly accepted. That does happen, and we can provide it.
Ask which stage you are at. One message to the university’s international office or the migration authority settles it.
The apostille can remove a whole leg
This is the detail most Turkey-bound applicants miss, and it matters more than the translation question.
Turkey is a party to the Hague Apostille Convention. So an apostille can replace the longer country-by-country embassy attestation route rather than adding to it. They are alternatives, not sequential steps.
Whether the route is open for your specific document depends on what MOFA issues for that type. Confirm on mofa.gov.pk before choosing, because preparing the wrong one wastes the whole sequence.
See apostille in Pakistan for how the two routes differ. This is genuinely the highest-value thing on this page.
Does your degree even need translating?
Worth checking before you order.
Many Pakistani degrees are issued in English. And many Turkish universities teaching in English accept them as they are.
Translating an English degree into Turkish for an English-medium programme is a common waste. Check the international office’s own requirement, and send us a photograph — we will tell you honestly.
Sequence
- Confirm the apostille route is available for your documents
- Assemble originals — degree, transcripts, police character certificate, birth certificate, financial proof
- HEC or IBCC for educational documents
- MOFA apostille instead of the embassy chain, where available
- Ask whether translation happens in Pakistan or Turkey
- Where Turkey handles it, the yeminli tercüman and noter steps happen there
Authentication goes on the original either way, so a translation prepared before it cannot carry it.
What we do and do not do
Do: certified English to Turkish translation where your stage accepts it, through a vetted collaborator rather than in house, with names matched to your passport.
Do not: act as a yeminli tercüman, obtain noter approval in Turkey, perform attestation or obtain apostilles, or promise a residence permit outcome.
And where the answer is that Turkey will handle the translation after you arrive, we will tell you to keep your money.
Related
English to Turkish translation covers the pair. Apostille in Pakistan covers the route choice, which matters more here than the translation. Schengen visa documents is the comparison if you are also considering European destinations.
Official sources
Requirements and fees change, and this page does not publish either. Verify directly:
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I get my documents translated in Pakistan or Turkey?
Ask before buying anything. Many Turkish universities and the residence permit process expect the sworn translation and notary approval to be completed after arrival by a Turkish yeminli tercüman. If that is your situation, a translation bought here duplicates the work and we will tell you to save your money.
What are yeminli tercüman and noter onaylı?
A yeminli tercüman is a sworn translator in the Turkish system, and noter onaylı means the translation has been approved by a Turkish notary. Both steps normally happen in Turkey. Where your checklist names them, a Pakistani translation will not substitute however well done.
Can I use an apostille for Turkey?
Yes, in principle. Turkey is a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so an apostille can replace the longer embassy attestation chain rather than sitting alongside it. They are alternatives. Whether the route is open for your specific document depends on what MOFA issues for that type, so confirm on mofa.gov.pk before choosing.
When is a Pakistani translation useful for Turkey?
For a university's initial assessment or a first-stage application, where a certified translation with a statement of accuracy is explicitly accepted. That does happen, and we can provide it. It is the formal government filings, principally the residence permit, that want Turkey's own sworn translator and notary.
Do Turkish universities need my degree translated?
Sometimes, and sometimes not, because many Pakistani degrees are issued in English and many Turkish universities teaching in English accept them as they are. Check the international office's own requirement before ordering, since translating an English degree into Turkish for an English-medium programme is a common waste.
Where does translation sit in the sequence?
After authentication, whichever route you take. Attestation or apostille goes on the original document, so a translation prepared earlier cannot carry it. And since the Turkish sworn translation frequently happens after arrival, translation is often genuinely the last thing rather than merely the last thing here.
Send the checklist before you send the documents
Forward the exact wording your consulate or employer gave you. We will tell you what it calls for, and whether we can meet it, before you pay for anything.