Wedding date
how to get it?

5 steps to book a civil wedding date

1. Select the marriage unit you will apply to.

   First decide where you want to hold the wedding: in the municipal hall or outdoors? Then check the application method and working hours on the official page of that unit. If you are going to call, "Am I making an appointment for the wedding day or for document delivery?" ask. Two processes may not run on the same schedule.

   The General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs states that, except for applications to a muhtar's office, you may apply to authorised marriage offices without a residence-address requirement. Living in another district does not by itself prevent an application. Still confirm the required documents with the office concerned.

2. Find out which transaction the appointment is for.

   Some municipalities accept document submission by online appointment; some open pre-applications in their own system. Do not think of these as a single service that works the same way everywhere in Turkey. Open the link from the municipality's official website; do not enter any identifying information on an intermediary page in the search result.

   For example, Kadıköy Municipality clearly states that the appointment made for the application is not the wedding date. When you complete the form, read the description on the screen: do you only have the application time or the confirmed wedding day and time?

3. Prepare the paperwork according to the same checklist.

   Instead of both trying to remember separately, use a list. Check together your IDs, health reports, photographs and additional documents requested by the municipality. Receiving one of the documents too early can also cause problems; ask whether the dates are suitable for the period in which the file will be accepted and the marriage will take place.

   Even photograph counts differ between municipalities: when checked, Kadıköy requested five and Çankaya four. Rather than ordering from a generic list saying 'six biometric photographs everywhere', use your office's size and quantity requirements.

4. Submit your file and supply anything missing.

   Plan to submit a standard application together and bring your original ID documents. The office checks your identity and paperwork and explains how to resolve anything missing or unsuitable. If either of you cannot attend, do not assume an ordinary authorisation letter is enough: ask in advance about applying through a notarised power of attorney with specific authority.

   Applying through a power of attorney and attending the marriage ceremony are separate matters. Both parties must attend the ceremony in person; a proxy cannot stand in for you. If foreign nationality, a previous marriage or a matter requiring a court order is involved, get guidance specific to your application before the appointment.

5. Confirm the day, time and location in writing.

   When the file is found suitable, the day and time are determined from the calendar provided by the unit. Just because the day you want is available doesn't mean you've automatically booked it. Complete the required payment and confirmation steps; check the date, time, hall or outdoor address on the appointment document given to you.

   Use this final confirmation before printing the invitations. Know whom to contact about changes or cancellation, through which channel and how far in advance. If another marriage office will perform the ceremony, ask both offices whether your file needs transferring with an evlenme izin belgesi (marriage permission certificate).

What documents are required for marriage application?

Use the list below as a starting point, then compare your final checklist with your chosen office's official page. Instead of combining different municipalities' lists and gathering unnecessary documents, find out what your application actually requires.

Obtain medical guidance regarding the content of the medical report from the healthcare provider. For foreign nationals or special legal situations, this general list may not be sufficient.

Online applications and e-Devlet: what did the screen confirm?

'Your application has been received' is reassuring, but which application was received matters. One system may only book a meeting, while another checks documents in advance. If the municipality offers a service through e-Devlet, read its name and description. Do not assume there is one nationwide form that works identically everywhere and gives you a ceremony date when submitted.

Look for three things at the end of the process: type of transaction, expected next step from you, and confirmed date-time. Save the email or screenshot, but do not share a document marked 'application appointment' as a confirmed ceremony booking. Do not put ID or health information into this site's invitation or seating-plan fields; these are not official application tools.

Write down these questions before you call.

• When does the calendar open for the day we want; when can we deliver the document?
• Is the online transaction a document delivery appointment, a preliminary application, or a definitive wedding date?
• What are the number of photographs, their format and the ID photocopy requirement?
• Will the health report and file be valid on the date we choose?
• What are the total price, included services and cancellation terms for the hall or outdoor venue?
• How do we transfer a permission certificate or application file to another marriage office?

At the end of this meeting, you will have the next step in hand: collect documents, go to the appointment, complete the missing work or get the exact date record. Instead of “We'll stop by the municipality sometime,” choose a concrete action that will be on both people's calendars.

Last check before invitation

The boxes below are your preparation note on this page; it does not replace the official application and is not stored when the page is closed. Once you both check the same date, time and address, proceed with the invitation.

Your ceremony and move-in dates do not have to be the same. Keep the post-ceremony steps in the post-marriage formalities checklist keep separate. Especially relationship of address notification to moving and read the ID renewal appointment in advance.

• Our wedding day and time have been confirmed by the official office.
• The hall name or the exact address of the outdoor venue is the same as in the record.
• Payment, document submission and any steps to supply missing information are complete.
• We learned the witness conditions, their identities and the documents required on the day of the ceremony.
• We know which unit to contact in case of change or cancellation.

When the date is determined can design the invitation, list of your relatives seating plan you can transfer. If the wedding and the celebration are on different days, write them on separate lines in the invitation; don't let it seem like there is only one date.