Türkiye Genealogy
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In other languages: TürkçeGuide to Türkiye ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Information[edit | edit source]
Türkiye, formally the Republic of Türkiye, is located in Europe and the Middle East and is bordered by Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. It was a central part of the Ottoman Empire for centuries before becoming an independent republic in 1923. The official language is Turkish.[1] The Turkish government provides a free genealogical service for all Turkish citizens called "Lineal Kinship Inquiry" and is accessible through the government website. For more information, see Civil Registration.
Türkiye Map[edit | edit source]
Genealogy records are often kept on the local level in Türkiye.
Provinces[edit | edit source]
Türkiye is composed of a series of provinces:
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Turkey," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey, accessed 20 April 2016.