Old official birth certificates from Turkey are important documents for genealogy and family research as well as for a citizenship procedure. They contain information about the child’s surname, first name, gender, date of birth, place of birth, and parents. The oldest birth certificates in Turkey date back to 1874. The Civil Status Act created a uniform system of civil status registration for the entire Ottoman Empire. Before 1874, births, marriages and deaths were recorded by the clerks. The availability of recordings varied by region and time period. The birth certificates from Turkey, which were issued 110 years ago, were created between 1874 and 1913. They are often available in the Turkey archives, which keep the civil status registers of the registry offices. These archives may vary by state. For example, these can be kept in the registry office of the place of birth, in the relevant

• federal state archive
• city archive
• district archive
• state archive etc.

Sometimes it is also necessary to prove that you have a legitimate interest in the document, for example as a direct descendant or as a researcher. We can carry out an extensive search in the relevant archives.

To do this, we need the following information: