Hi Bev,
We got married in Gumusluk, Bodrum Peninsula in May this year. Hayal Dedeoglu organised it for us. I found her through typing into Google 'Get married in Turkey'. In January and we were married only a few months later. This also throws up sites telling you everything you need to know about Turkish Law/British Law etc. We went for the ceremony only package and it was around £800 but you can add on anything you want for a bigger do.
Hayal organised everything for us. She was friendly and professional and everything went without a hitch. We could not recommend her enough. She is Turkish and went to Windhester Uni, so is fluent in English.
If you want any more info, PM me.
It's easy! Good luck!
Lesley

try this for info
http://www.weddingsturkey.com/index.html

Thanks for those helpful tips however just found out on another website I cant get married for 300 days after my divorce, will just have to apply for fiance visa and see what happens xxx

hi i am new here and was wondering if anyone could help me?

i have a turkish boyfriend who is currently in England we are planning to get married in January but dont know which will be best to get married in England or go over to Turkey to get married.

if anyone has any info of getting married over here ie any papers or anything we will need it will be very usefull to us

xx

I would think it would be best to just ask the registry office where you would get married what you need to marry in the UK. Is your boyfriend on a visa or does he have leave to remain?

I got married to my Turkish husband in Turkey so if you want any advice for doing that just ask.

Kedi

i would love to get married in Turkey its just the blood tests and everything! after reading on here i am a bit confused as some people saying that you dont need to have one done??

xx

We had to have blood tests done but they weren't so bad - and that is coming fom someone who is terrified of needles

Maybe it depends on where you get married, we were married in Bodrum.

If we get married in Turkey it will be where his family lives. i get confused but i think its Antalya. We are living together now so we have all bills and everything like that do we have to take those with us or what application forms do we need??

xx

You don't need to take bills or anything, nor is there an application form. You will need your certificate of non impediment and full birth certificate and your boyfriend will need his nufus card. You need to get your CONI translated at the British consulate, I'm not sure if you can get it done in Antalya, we had to go to Izmir to get mine done. Your boyfriend need to get the equivalent paperwork from his home town to say he hasn't been married before but he can get it faxed.

Once you have that done and have the bood tests and medical report you can book an appointment at the registry office.

god iv heard so many different things you dont know what to think. it all sound easy enough but am sure it isnt lol.

Thats the only reason i dont want to get married in Turkey becasue of the blood test. iv heard that you dont have one, that you have it taken from the arm and its just the smallest test in the finger so dont know what to think lol am teffified of needles!!!

My friend got married in turkey and she took everything bills, pictures, and well alsorts to prove that they was living together

xxx

As you are marrying a Turkish national, blood tests will be required wherever you get married. They will take a small tube of blood form the arm.

I think you are confusing the proof required for getting your husbanda visa after the marriage with the documents required for getting married. You don't have to prove anything other than that you are single and are eligible for getting married in order to get married but when you apply for a visa afterwards, that is when they may ask you for proof that the marriage is a real one.

yeah thats what i was confused with becasue my friend took all the information i thought that was what you need for everything!!

So for him to apply for his visa after we are married what documents would we need then? is that where all the application forms come in??

thank you for clearing that up for me its all too confusing for me!!

xxx

Have a look at this site darilmaz, you will find all kinds of information on marrying in Turkey, visa etc plus advice from lots of girls in the same situation:

http://turkishlove.yuku.com/

Kedi x

hey, like kedi says have a look at this website she has given you,its fab and invaluable, im always on it for info and advice lol!!! there is actually a visa section on it that will tell you everything you need, i can also tell you of my experience when i get time cos me n hubby got visa in 4 days and he came here on 20 june!! feel free to pm me with any questions you have etc etc!good luck x

hey, thanks everyone you have been a great help. ill have a look at the website and try to get my head round it. thanks again xxxxx

Hi, my name is Miguel and i`m new here and i need some help please., i`m from Florida,usa. and my gilr friend is from Iran, we now know each other for 18 months and we want to get marry, we want to go to Ankara, Turkey to get marry, but we do not know what or how or where to go in Ankara., i got my pass port and visa ready and her too, but we need help to do this the right way, we want to get marry in january,2010 i know is not going to be a easy thing to do but we love each other and we want to be together, please can any body help me, thanks for your time and help, Miguel

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Hi, im wondering if any one can help?

Both my partner and i are planning on getting married in turkey in sept 2010. The problem is i have no idea where to start ...
I have researched areas and i fee that olu deniz would be perfect.. I would love a beach wedding but as i dont know the area well i am finding it hard to get my head around it all. I began thinking that i would hire a wedding planner and steer clear of a larger travel agents.. but because of my lack of knowledge im starting to sway to that idea. Before i do this can any one help???? Although i want my wedding to be as uncommercial as possible i really want a lively area for all of my family and also our honeymoon.. we like bars . Any advice would be greatly recieved

can anyone tell me if I have a blood test that proves im not pregnant do I still have to wait 300 days after my divorce as my fiance has spoken to a turkish lawyer who says this is the way to get round waiting the 300 days

peanutandgrace i did most of it all on my own without any help. we also wanted a beach wedding, we were going to get married in the blue lagoon olu deniz but then changed our mind to our hotels private beach , just cos the transfer from our hotel to lagoon with 30 guests might have been a bit more difficult staying in lykia about 2 miles away. it is a lovely scenic area

firstly we went to the registrars in the uk to get the papers we needed to take with us and have some passport photos taken.

anyway we decided that the week of our wedding we didnt want a journey to the british consulate in antalya about 4-5 hrs away and back in 1 day with young children, so we choose to go on another weeks trip to turkey within 12 weeks of our wedding date, just for the ease of it, but you dont have to do this it could be done the week of your wedding. we did all the paperwork staying in antalya that week, it took about half a day going around from consulate to government office and waiting for ages here and there.

the week of the wedding you need to go to fethiye and see the registrar, etc which took about half a day, backwards and forwards to various places, you need to take someone that can speak turkish and english with you.

everything is very laid back in turkey and they think nothing of sorting out weddings the week of it, not like us a year before .

i asked the restaurant people at the lagoon beach if we could get married there and they said yes no problems , so i know they will do it for you all you need to do is arrange it when you are there.

hope all goes well

karen