Do I need to apostille my documents before moving to Turkey, or get them certified locally?

If a parent hasn't been deprived of parental rights, their consent is required: it should be notarized, translated into Turkish, and certified with an apostille.

If you plan to use foreign-issued documents in Turkey, get an apostille stamped on the original document before leaving your home country.

In Russia, documents for use abroad aren't notarized locally — instead you get an apostille. The Turkish translation and its certification are done separately once you're in Turkey, at a local notary office.

This came up for a family relocating for work at the Akkuyu nuclear plant construction project — relevant for anyone preparing documents for a long-term work visa in Turkey.