Family paperwork: document names and whose details to enter

The idea

Read a document phrase in three steps: identify the document, its version and the person concerned. Nüfus kayıt örneği names a civil registry extract; örnek here is not a practice sample. Vekâlet refers to representation or authority to act, while vekâletname names the document. In belgenin aslı and belgenin fotokopisi, the last word distinguishes the original from a photocopy. Babamın adına düzenlenmiş says it was issued in my father’s name. Başvuru sahibi identifies the applicant. For unclear wording, ask Burada … mı kastediliyor? rather than guessing.

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Examples

• Bu belge babamın adına düzenlenmiş.This document was issued in my father’s name.
• Belgenin aslını ayrı bir dosyada saklıyorum.I keep the original document in a separate folder.
• Konsolosluğa belgenin adını tekrar soracağım.I will ask the consulate for the name of the document again.
• Nüfus kayıt örneğinde annemin doğum yeri yazıyor.My mother’s place of birth is listed in the civil registry extract.
• Vekâletname hakkında bilgi almak istiyorum.I would like information about a power of attorney.
• Başvuru sahibi babam; formu ben dolduruyorum.My father is the applicant; I am filling in the form.
• Burada belgenin aslı mı, fotokopisi mi kastediliyor?Does this mean the original document or a photocopy?
• Hangi belgenin istendiğini netleştirelim.Let’s clarify which document is being requested.

Watch out

Being the relative who fills in a form does not make you the person named by every field. In this exercise the father is the applicant, so başvuru sahibi points to him. Also, nüfus kayıt örneği is a document name: do not replace it with fotokopi just because örnek can mean “sample” elsewhere.

Try it yourself

1. Complete the document name using örnek: nüfus kayıt ___.

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   örneği

   örneği: this completes the document name. The final k of örnek becomes ğ before the vowel of the possessive ending; bare örnek would leave the compound incomplete.

2. Supply the word for the original, not the photocopy: belgenin ___.

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   aslı

   aslı: the prompt contrasts an original with a photocopy. Asıl loses its second vowel in this form, so the phrase is belgenin aslı.

3. Father is the applicant; I only fill in the form. Add the possessive form of babam before adını.

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   babamın

   babamın: the father is the applicant in the scenario. The ending links him to adını, “his name”; the person doing the writing is a different person.

4. Choose vekâlet or vekâletname: name the document, not the authority to act.

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   vekâletname

   vekâletname: the question asks for the document, not just the authority to act. The document name is written as one word, retaining â.

Use it today

Act out the dialogue with two fictional relatives. On a practice sheet, write the applicant’s name and the document name. Ask one question about whose details belong in a field and another about the original or photocopy; swap roles.