In Turkey, civil marriages are only conducted by a Turkish official.
Foreigners must obtain the ''Certificate of No Impediment'' and Birth Certificates from the authorities in their home countries. Those official papers are than processed in Turkey by their Embassy or Consulates resident in Turkey.
Turkish officials cannot perform a marriage that would not be approved in the foreign bride or the grooms ' country.
Please note that; If your own country's laws prohibit you from marrying, you will not be able to obtain from authorities of your own country the documents that are required by Turkish marriage law.
Certificate of No Impediment
Full (Standard) Birth Certificate (with parents' names)
Passport
Decree Absolute (if married before and divorced)
Death Certificate of spouse (if married before)
Name Change Declaration (if any changes to names)
