Turkey Criminal Record Check Process and Requirements

## Who is the source of criminal check data in Turkey? Turkish Republic Ministry of Justice General Directory of Criminal Records Central Office. ## What is the process in Turkey? The requesting party will request the check from the ATS or their Zinc account. - Automated instructions are delivered to you to upload a copy of your ID and some personal details in a dynamic web form - Zinc submits the request to the authorities - Zinc receives the results (digitally) and provides a signed digital report - You receive a text to say the process is complete ## What details are required to submit the check? - **First Name** - **Last Name** - **Birth Date** - **Passport/ID Copy** ### Acceptable documents For citizens: Copy of valid Turkish ID Card, all pages, including the pages where parents' names are visible OR valid Turkish Driving License OR valid Turkish Passport. Expired IDs are also accepted. For non-citizens: Turkish Residence permit OR Turkish Work permit indicating the Turkish ID number which is beginning with 9 and has 11 digits. Expired documents are acceptable for foreigners. ## What is covered in the criminal check? The criminal history record check contains information for all of the following criminal convictions of offences, except those deleted by rehabilitation laws or considered spent: - offences against the person (e.g., kişilere karşı suçlar, e.g. offences against life offences) - offences against the person (e.g., kişilere karşı suçlar, e.g. offences against life offenses against physical integrity, experimentation on human beings, torture, illegal abortion, miscarriage, and sterilization, etc.) - offences against sexual integrity sexual offences (e.g., cinse dokunulmazlığa karşı suçlar) - fraud and forgery (e.g., dolandırılıcık ve sahtecilik) - criminal damage (e.g., mücrim zarar) - drug offences (e.g., uyuşturucu suçları) - motoring offences (e.g., trafik güvenliğini tehlikeye sokma) - International offenses (e.g., genocide and offenses against humanity, human trafficking, etc.) - offences against liberty (e.g., blackmail, threat, etc.) - offences against dignity (e.g., insult, immunity of accusation and defence, etc.) - offences against privacy and confidentiality (e.g., violation of confidentiality of communication, violation of privacy, etc.) - offences against property (e.g., burglary (haneye tecavüz) - robbery (soygun) - theft and handling of stolen goods (e.g., gasp) - offences against the public - offences against the environment - offences against public health - offences against public confidence - offences against public peace - offences against transport vehicles or stationary platforms - offences against public morals - offences against the family order - offences against the economy, industry, and trade - offences related to data processing systems - offences against nation and state and final provisions The records go 5 years back. Convictions are removed from an individual’s criminal record when: the offence is no longer a crime, or after a period of 80 years has passed. ## What is the expected turnaround time? [Here.](https://zincwork.com/turnaround-times) ## Period covered by the check The records go 5 years back. Convictions are removed from an individual’s criminal record when: the offence is no longer a crime, or after a period of 80 years has passed. ## Privacy statement The details contained in this report should not be used as the sole reason for making a decision. Zinc Work Ltd is not liable for any inaccuracies or incompleteness in the information appearing in this report since it is provided to Zinc Work Ltd by third parties. This report has been produced for the purchaser of the report and Zinc Work Ltd will have no liability to loss. *Last updated: 2025-10-14*