SAMPLE PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

To the [DUTY] PRIMARY CIVIL COURT JUDGE (Write your location name)

PLAINTIFF: [Your Name and Surname] – (Turkish Republic Identity Number: …) ADDRESS: [Your Full Address]

DEFENDANT: [Your Province/District] Population Registry Office

SUBJECT OF THE CASE: Request for correction of the date of birth in the population registry.

EXPLANATIONS:

1. Current Situation: My birth date is recorded as [Day/Month/Year] in the population registry. However, this record does not reflect the truth. My actual birth date is [Day/Month/Year]

2. Source of the Error: The error stems from the fact that the birth was reported to the population registry office late due to [family negligence / my father being in the military / birth outside of a hospital, etc.] on the date of the actual birth.

3. Legal Grounds:

   • My physical appearance and bone structure indicate that I was much larger/smaller than my date in the current population registry.

   • My school starting date, the age difference between me and my siblings, and my age as perceived by my social circle all align with my actual birth date.

   • If I was born in a hospital, I believe this can be clarified by obtaining the hospital records. (If you were not born in a hospital, please change this clause to "Because I was born at home with the assistance of a midwife...")

4. Claim: This error in my population registry is causing me hardship in my daily life and official matters (education, military service, retirement, etc.). I have been compelled to file this lawsuit to remedy this injustice.

EVIDENCE:

• Identity register copy

• Witness Statements (Names and addresses will be provided later)

• Hospital Birth Records (if any)

• Bone Age Determination (Forensic Medicine Institute examination)

• Diploma, school records, and any other legal evidence.

LEGAL GROUNDS: Law No. 5490 on Population Services, Code of Civil Procedure and related legislation.

CONCLUSION AND REQUEST: For the reasons stated and explained above, I respectfully request and demand that the court accept the case and decide to correct my date of birth, recorded in the population register as [Day/Month/Year] , to its actual date, [Day/Month/Year] . [Date]

Plaintiff

[Signature] [First Name Last Name]