UK citizen?

If you plan to marry in Turkey, you need to meet the legal requirements for both the UK and Turkey. General guidelines are included on the website of the General Register Office - click here to go to web site

You should contact the British Consulate in Turkey to confirm the procedure. telephone 0090-232-4635151/fax 0090-232-4650858. If you have difficulty in contacting them, ask the Turkish Embassy for assistance and see the marriage requirements outline on their website - Click here to go to web site

Required Documents:
Certificate of No Impediment from the local registrar of marriages in the UK (this states your freedom to marry)
Birth certificate and passport
A divorce or death certificate of previous spouse if married before (women must have been divorced for at least 300 days)
Recent passport photographs

Procedure:
Application to the relevant consulate in Turkey to initiate the formalities.
The certificate of no impediment and certificate of identity and nationality obtained from the relevant consulate to be authenticated by the local Governor office in Turkey - we will assist you with this or contact the Foreign & Commonwealth Office - phone 020 7008 1111 to obtain details.
Application in person to the local marriage office to give notice of marriage, submit the certificates, complete necessary forms and fix a date for the marriage ceremony - we will assist you with this.
Solemnization of marriage - we will provide translation assistance.

Will our marriage be recognised in the UK?

As long as your marriage was conducted in accordance with legal requirements in Turkey, and you were both lawfully free to marry in Turkey, your marriage is legal. You should seek legal advice in the UK to confirm this.

Will our Turkish marriage be registered in the UK?

No. But under the Foreign Marriage Order 1970, British nationals who marry in a foreign country may arrange for their marriage certificate to be deposited at the General Register Office in the UK. This is not compulsory and does not affect the validity of the marriage

Other Nationalities

After your marriage, the bride may wish to change her name in the UK. You should obtain official English translations of your wedding certificate before you leave Turkey for this purpose.

Only civil marriage is legal in Turkey. You may choose to have an additional religious ceremony also - there are churches representing various faiths in the nearby city of Izmir including Catholic, Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox, together with Mary’s House on the mountain above Selcuk.

Other legalities:
The minimum age for marriage is 18 years
You must be of sufficient mental capacity
Mental illness is a bar to marriage
Epilepsy is a bar to marriage
Marriage between close relatives is prohibited
Any previous marriage of either parties must have been dissolved
Polygamy is illegal

Irish citizen?

If you plan to marry in Turkey, you must meet the legal requirements of both Ireland and Turkey. General guidelines are included on the Irish government website - click here to go to web site

You should contact the Irish embassy in Turkey for the most up to date requirements - click here to email, or telephone 0090-312-4466172/fax 0090-312-446 8061. If you have difficulty contacting them, contact the Turkish embassy in Ireland for assistance - telephone 0353-1-6685240/6601623.

Required Documents:
Certificate of No Impediment (this states your freedom to marry). Apply for this at:
The Consular Section,
Department of Foreign Affairs,
72/76 St Stephen's Green,
Dublin 2,
Tel: (01) 408 2568
LoCall: 1890 426 700
Fax 01 478 5951
Email: marriageabroad@iveagh.gov.ie
Birth certificate and passport
A divorce or death certificate of previous spouse if married before (women must have been divorced for at least 300 days)
Recent passport photographs

Procedure:
Application to the relevant consulate in Turkey to initiate the formalities
The certificate of no impediment and certificate of identity and nationality obtained from the relevant consulate to be authenticated by the local Governor office in Turkey - we will assist you with this
Application in person to the local marriage office to give notice of marriage, submit the certificates, complete necessary forms and fix a date for the marriage ceremony - we will assist you with this
Solemnization of marriage - we will provide translation assistance

Will our marriage be recognised in Ireland?

As long as your marriage was conducted in accordance with legal requirements in Turkey, and you were both lawfully free to marry in Turkey, your marriage is legal. Your foreign marriage certificate will usually be accepted for official purposes in Ireland where you need to show evidence that you are married. If the certificate is in a foreign language, you must provide an official translation or a translation from a recognised translation agency. You should seek legal advice in Ireland to confirm this.

Will our Turkish marriage be registered in Ireland?

No. Marriages that take place outside of Ireland are not normally registered in Ireland, nor do they need to be registered in Ireland. This does not affect the validity of the marriage.

Other Nationalities

After your marriage, the bride may wish to change her name in the Ireland. You should obtain official English translations of your wedding certificate before you leave Turkey for this purpose.

Only civil marriage is legal in Turkey. You may choose to have an additional religious ceremony also - there are churches representing various faiths in the nearby city of Izmir including Catholic, Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox, together with Mary’s House on the mountain above Selcuk.

Other legalities:
The minimum age for marriage is 18 years
You must be of sufficient mental capacity
Mental illness is a bar to marriage
Epilepsy is a bar to marriage
Marriage between close relatives is prohibited
Any previous marriage of either parties must have been dissolved
Polygamy is illegal

Other nationalities?

If you plan to marry in Turkey, you must meet the legal requirements of both your own country and Turkey. You will need to contact the authority in your country where marriages are usually registered.

You should also contact your embassy in Turkey for the most up to date requirements. A list of embassies is included on this website - click here to go to web site
If you have difficulty contacting them, contact the Turkish embassy in your own country for assistance.

Required Documents (generally):
Certificate of No Impediment (this states your freedom to marry)
Birth certificate and passport
A divorce or death certificate of previous spouse if married before (women must have been divorced for at least 300 days)