Cancellation of Duplicate and Erroneous Civil Registry Records

Our Approach to This Procedure

The history and the supporting documents of the records that have become mixed up are reconstructed. Which record will be kept, the situation of the spouse and children, and the continuity of the relevant institutional records are assessed.

Cancellation of Duplicate, Double, Erroneous or Irregular Civil Registry Records

The same person appearing in two separate civil registry records, transactions being carried out under another person’s record, a record being created in the name of a person who does not actually live, or records being linked to one another can have serious consequences in the fields of identity, inheritance, citizenship and social security.

In these disputes:

Whether the two records belong to the same person
On the basis of which supporting documents and on what date the records were created
Photographs, fingerprints, identity applications and biometric records
Birth, school, military service, marriage, employment and social security records
Records of the mother, father, siblings and other family members
Foreign country identity and passport records
Determining the record to be cancelled and the record to be kept
The effect of the cancellation on the spouse, children, heirs and third parties
Land registry, bank or other transactions carried out on the basis of the record

are examined as a whole. The aim is not merely to delete one line, but to link the true personal status and all its legal consequences to the correct record.

Preparing for the Consultation and Scope of Services

Prepare the record you believe is wrong or inconsistent, the official documents on which that record is based and, if there is one, the rejection letter. Also state the dates of any notifications and procedures. Do not share unnecessary personal data before it has been assessed which documents the file actually requires.

The scope of the administrative application, lawsuit, appeal and post-decision procedures, as well as the attorney’s fee and other expenses, are agreed separately. The outcome and the end date are not guaranteed.

From Antalya to Personal Status Matters Across Türkiye

Güneş & Güneş Law Firm, founded in Kemer on March 18, 1999, assesses personal status procedures in all 81 provinces of Türkiye according to the subject-matter jurisdiction, territorial jurisdiction, representation and evidence requirements of the file. Our actual headquarters has been in Antalya since 2007.

In Türkiye-related record and document procedures of persons living abroad, the requirements of diplomatic missions, foreign documents, translation and registration are handled together. Local procedures in a foreign country are coordinated separately with lawyers authorized in that country when necessary.

Languages of communication: Turkish, English, German and Russian.

Legal Basis

Depending on the nature of the request, the Turkish Civil Code, the Population Services Law and the relevant procedural provisions are applied together.