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By air, arranged end to end

Routes this far go by air. We book the flight, prepare the papers the airline asks for, and our partners receive your loved one at the other end.

Everything in the estimate

  • The paperwork at both ends
  • Collection
  • Hygienic treatment
  • A sealed coffin
  • Transport, by road or by air
  • One specialist, start to finish
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One price, in writing, before anything moves

Before anything is booked you have an itemised quote in writing, and nothing is added to it afterwards, so you can plan without surprises.

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Repatriation to and from Turkey

£4,500

Estimated, all inclusive

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  • Usually 2 to 7 days
  • Agreed in writing
  • We answer any hour

  • Our fees, and one specialist from the first call to the last
  • Collection from the hospital or mortuary
  • Hygienic treatment, and care until your loved one travels
  • A sealed coffin that meets the route’s requirements
  • All the paperwork required
  • Transport by road in our own refrigerated funeral ambulances, or by air where the road is not possible

When your loved one needs an urgent collection, usually from a home: the estimate covers collection from a hospital or mortuary. Tell us where they are on the first call and the written quote includes it, with any of the costs specific to Turkey that apply.

The estimate for any country, in either direction, and what it covers.

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How body repatriation works, step by step

Four steps between Turkey and the UK, and we do all of them. You hear from us at each one, not only at the end.

  1. The first call

    You tell us where your loved one is, in Turkey or in the UK. We tell you the cost and what happens next, at any hour.

  2. The paperwork

    The death certificate, the permit to travel and the papers the carrier needs. We obtain them in Turkey and here.

  3. Care and transport

    Hygienic treatment and a sealed coffin. Most routes travel by road in our own vehicles, by air only where the distance calls for it.

  4. Arrival

    By road, we drive on to the funeral director you have chosen, or to ours. By air, collection at the destination is an optional extra.

The papers we obtain for you

This is the set most routes need. Where a country asks for something else, we tell you before we quote, and we obtain that too.

  • Out of England permission

    From the coroner, when the death happened in England.

  • Free from infection certificate

    Confirms there is no infectious disease, for the carrier and the receiving country.

  • Funeral director’s declaration

    Our signed declaration for the transport.

  • Embalming certificate

    Where the route or the receiving country requires one.

  • Apostille

    Where the receiving country asks for one.

  • Translations

    Certified, where a document is not in the receiving country’s language.

Procedures change from time to time, so this list may lag behind them. We keep up with every change and confirm what your case needs on the first call.

What we need from you

  • The death certificate

    Or the coroner’s interim certificate, where there is an inquest.

  • Their passport

    Or a copy to begin with. We tell you if the original is needed.

  • Your permission for us to act

    A short form we send you to sign, so we can deal with the offices for your family.

What we need from you

  • Their passport, or a copy

    Whatever you have to hand. We tell you what else is needed.

  • Any papers you already hold from Turkey

    A death certificate or a hospital letter, if you have one. If not, we obtain it.

  • Your permission for us to act

    A short form we send you to sign, so we can deal with the offices for your family.

Repatriation between Turkey and the United Kingdom

The whole route in plain terms, in both directions, written for someone reading it for the first time.

Repatriation from Turkey to the United Kingdom

Turkey is a familiar route. British residents are settled around Fethiye, Bodrum and the wider south-west coast, and many more people visit each year. When a death happens in Turkey, bringing your loved one home to the UK draws together the Turkish authorities, the receiving arrangements in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, and the transport itself. We coordinate all three, so the family does not have to travel to Turkey or deal directly with local offices in a language they may not speak. If you are at the very start of this, our repatriation hub explains the process in plain terms.

Turkey is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, so where a Turkish public document has to be recognised by a UK authority it can be issued with an apostille rather than going through a longer legalisation chain. The registry can also provide a multilingual international death certificate, the Formül C, which the receiving funeral director and registrar in the UK can generally read without a separate translation.

The process in Turkey

A death is registered with the Population / Civil Registry Directorate (Nüfus Müdürlüğü), which issues the death certificate, the multilingual Formül C international certificate or the domestic Ölüm Belgesi. The local funeral director handles the practical steps on the ground and obtains permission to transfer your loved one to the UK. We obtain the death certificate and the transfer permission on the family's behalf while your loved one is prepared.

Preparation and transport

Your loved one receives hygienic treatment (embalming) and is placed in a sealed, transport-standard coffin suitable for carriage by air, accompanied by an hygienic treatment certificate and a freedom-from-infection certificate for transport. Turkey is reached by air, with regular flights to UK airports. Our team collects your loved one from the local funeral director or hospital and stays with them through to the receiving funeral director in the UK.

Bringing your loved one into the UK

Once in the UK, the family can arrange the funeral. For a burial, the foreign death certificate is generally sufficient. For a cremation in England and Wales, the coroner must give authority first: this is the Cremation Form 6, issued once the coroner is satisfied that no further investigation is needed (in Scotland this role falls to the procurator fiscal; in Northern Ireland, the coroner). You can read more about the coroner's role in England in our resource centre. We liaise with the coroner's office so the authority is in place without delay.

Timelines and what affects them

A repatriation from Turkey usually takes 2 to 7 days from first contact to arrival in the UK, your loved one travelling by air over a distance of roughly 2,500 km. The timing depends on how quickly the registry issues the death certificate, the transfer permission and the preparation of your loved one, and on flight availability from the nearest Turkish airport. Where a death is sudden or unexplained and the authorities require an examination before release, the timeline can be longer.

This estimate is counted from when the death is registered, and our team does everything possible to complete the repatriation sooner.

Costs and financial support

We put a firm price in writing on the first call, and that is the figure on the invoice. We stay with you through the transport home, the arrival in the UK and the final funeral paperwork. The figure depends on the region and departure airport in Turkey, the cause of death, and local funeral-director fees. Families are often unaware that a UK-based estate or an insurance policy, or travel insurance held by your loved one, may cover part of the cost, and we help you check what the policy covers.

Authorities involved

  • Population / Civil Registry Directorate (Nüfus Müdürlüğü): registers the death and issues the death certificate, including the multilingual Formül C international certificate.
  • Local funeral director in Turkey: handles the practical steps on the ground, carries out the hygienic treatment and preparation, and obtains permission to transfer your loved one to the UK.
  • Receiving funeral director in the UK: takes your loved one into care on arrival and carries out the funeral.
  • UK coroner (or procurator fiscal in Scotland): where a cremation is planned in England and Wales, authorises it via Cremation Form 6 (in Scotland, the procurator fiscal; in Northern Ireland, the coroner).

Documents required

  • Turkish death certificate: the multilingual Formül C international certificate or the domestic Ölüm Belgesi, from the Population / Civil Registry Directorate.
  • Funeral director's permission to transfer your loved one abroad: authorising your loved one to leave Turkey.
  • Hygienic treatment certificate: confirming preparation to international transport standard.
  • Free from infection certificate: confirming no public-health risk in transit.
  • Coroner's authority (Cremation Form 6): only where a cremation is planned in England and Wales.

Repatriation from the United Kingdom to Turkey

When someone dies in the UK and is to be returned to Turkey for the funeral, the process brings together the UK coroner's formalities, the receiving formalities in Turkey, and the flight itself. Turkey is reached by air, with regular services to its main airports. We manage the transport and the paperwork on both sides, so the family in Turkey does not have to travel to the UK or deal with British offices in English. Our repatriation hub sets out the essentials if you are at the start.

Taking a loved one out of England and Wales follows a set UK procedure; the receiving requirements in Turkey then govern the documents that accompany your loved one and the way the coffin is prepared. Turkey is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, so where the Turkish authorities require a UK public document to be legalised, it can be apostilled in the UK rather than going through a longer legalisation chain.

Telling the coroner: taking a loved one out of England and Wales

Before a loved one can be taken out of England and Wales, the law requires that the coroner for the district be given at least four clear days' notice (the Removal of Bodies Regulations 1954). The coroner then issues an acknowledgement, the "out of England" notice, confirming there is no objection to removal, and can release your loved one sooner where satisfied that no further enquiries are needed. We complete this notification and obtain the acknowledgement on the family's behalf. In Scotland the equivalent authority is the procurator fiscal; in Northern Ireland, the coroner.

Arriving in Turkey: the receiving formalities

In Turkey the death is recorded with the Population / Civil Registry Directorate (Nüfus Müdürlüğü), and the receiving funeral director obtains the permission needed to bring your loved one into the country and arrange the funeral. Your loved one travels with the UK death certificate, the coroner's out-of-England acknowledgement, and certificates of hygienic treatment (embalming) and freedom from infection, apostilled where the Turkish authorities require it. We prepare the document file and coordinate directly with the funeral director in Turkey.

Preparation and transport

Your loved one receives hygienic treatment and is placed in a sealed, transport-standard coffin that meets the airline requirements for international carriage. We then arrange a flight to the airport nearest the place of the funeral, where the receiving funeral director takes your loved one into their care. Our team collects your loved one from the UK hospital, mortuary or funeral director and manages the flight to the destination airport, coordinating the handover to the funeral in Turkey.

Timelines and what affects them

A repatriation from the UK to Turkey usually takes 2 to 7 days from first contact, your loved one travelling roughly 2,500 km by air. The main factors are the four clear days' notice to the coroner (which can sometimes be shortened at the coroner's discretion), any apostille of the UK documents for the Turkish authorities, and flight availability to the destination region. Where the death has been referred to the coroner for investigation, the timeline can be longer.

This estimate is counted from when the death is registered, and our team does everything possible to complete the repatriation sooner.

Costs and financial support

We put a firm price in writing on the first call, and that is the figure on the invoice. We stay with you through arrival, the final paperwork and registering the death in Turkey. The figure depends on the destination region in Turkey, the flight charges, and any UK funeral-home and mortuary fees. A UK estate, a life-insurance policy or your loved one's own arrangements may cover part of the cost, and we help you check what the policy covers.

Authorities involved

  • UK coroner (or procurator fiscal in Scotland): must be given at least four clear days' notice before your loved one is taken out of England and Wales, and issues the "out of England" acknowledgement.
  • UK registrar: registers the death and issues the death certificate that accompanies your loved one.
  • Embalmer / UK funeral director: carries out hygienic treatment to international transport standard and provides the sealed transport coffin.
  • Population / Civil Registry Directorate (Nüfus Müdürlüğü), Turkey: records the death in the destination country.
  • Receiving funeral director in Turkey: obtains the permission to bring your loved one into the country and arranges the funeral and cemetery.

Documents required

  • UK death certificate: issued by the registrar once the death is registered; apostilled where the Turkish authorities require it.
  • Coroner's "out of England" acknowledgement: after at least four clear days' notice.
  • Hygienic treatment certificate: confirming preparation to international transport standard.
  • Free from infection certificate: confirming no public-health risk in transit.
  • Sealed transport coffin: as required for international carriage to Turkey.

Questions families ask us about bringing someone home from Turkey

The core documents are the Turkish death certificate, usually the multilingual Formül C international certificate, or the domestic Ölüm Belgesi, the local funeral director's permission to transfer your loved one abroad, and hygienic treatment and freedom from infection certificates for transport.

Where a cremation is planned in England and Wales, the coroner must also authorise it (Cremation Form 6). We obtain all of the Turkish documents on your behalf.

Usually 2 to 7 days from first contact to arrival in the UK, your loved one travelling by air over a distance of roughly 2,500 km. As Turkey is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention and issues the multilingual Formül C, the paperwork is predictable.

The timing depends on how quickly the registry issues the death certificate and transfer permission, the preparation of your loved one, and flight availability. Where a death is sudden or unexplained and an examination is required before release, the timeline can be longer.

No. We coordinate directly with the local funeral director, the Population / Civil Registry Directorate (Nüfus Müdürlüğü) and the airline, so the family does not need to travel or deal with Turkish offices.

The process is arranged remotely on the basis of a simple written authorisation sent by email or WhatsApp.

Turkey is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, so where a Turkish public document has to be recognised by a UK authority it can be apostilled rather than going through a longer legalisation chain.

In practice the multilingual Formül C international certificate is generally read without a separate translation, and we arrange any legalisation that is needed as part of the process.

The quoted price covers the Turkish documentation and transfer permission, hygienic treatment, a sealed transport coffin suitable for the UK funeral, the transport certificates, a flight to the UK and handover to your funeral director.

We put a firm price in writing on the first call, and that is the figure on the invoice. We stay with you through arrival and the final paperwork. The figure depends on the region and departure airport in Turkey and local fees.

Questions families ask us about repatriation to Turkey

Before removal, the coroner must be given at least four clear days' notice and issues an "out of England" acknowledgement. Your loved one then travels after hygienic treatment, in a sealed, transport-standard coffin, accompanied by the UK death certificate and certificates of hygienic treatment and freedom from infection, apostilled where Turkey requires it.

In Turkey, the death is recorded with the Population / Civil Registry Directorate (Nüfus Müdürlüğü) and the receiving funeral director handles the local formalities. We prepare the file and coordinate both sides.

Usually 2 to 7 days, your loved one travelling roughly 2,500 km by air. The main factors are the four clear days' notice to the coroner, which can occasionally be shortened at the coroner's discretion, any apostille of the UK documents, and flight availability to the destination region.

Where the death has been referred to the coroner for investigation, the timeline can be longer.

Turkey is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, so where the Turkish authorities require a UK public document to be legalised, it can be apostilled in the UK rather than going through a longer legalisation chain.

The receiving funeral director in Turkey advises on exactly which documents are needed, and we prepare and legalise the file accordingly.

No. We handle the UK coroner's formalities and the death registration in the UK, arrange any apostille, and liaise with the receiving funeral director in Turkey.

The family provides a simple written authorisation, and we coordinate both sides of the process remotely.

The quoted price covers the coroner notification, hygienic treatment, a sealed transport coffin, the transport certificates, any apostille of the UK documents, and a flight to Turkey with handover to the receiving funeral director.

We put a firm price in writing on the first call, and that is the figure on the invoice. The figure depends on the destination region in Turkey and the flight charges.

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