The Essentials of Notice Pay in Türkiye: Periods, Calculations, and Legal Context

By |2023-11-19T12:55:34+00:00November, 2023 |

Under Article 17 of the Turkish Labor Law, employers are mandated to provide statutory notice prior to terminating an indefinite employment contract. This legal provision serves as a safeguard for employees, protecting them from abrupt cessation of employment and the consequent loss of income. The law specifies minimum notice periods based on the length of [...]

Understanding the Social Security System in Turkey

By |2024-02-11T10:11:18+00:00July, 2023 |

The social security system in Türkiye underwent a significant transformation process in 2007. As a result of this process, different social security funds were consolidated under a single institution, the Social Security Institution (SGK), to be centrally supervised and operated for enhanced efficiency and speed. Three separate social security institutions, namely SSK (Social Insurance Institution), [...]

INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION UNDER THE LAW ON TRADE UNIONS AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS

By |2020-10-31T20:54:30+00:00October, 2020 |

The trade union movement in Turkey banned with the Ottoman Strike Law (“Strike Law”) introduced by taking the foreign capital into consideration against 1908 strikes during the Second Constitutional Period has a new dimension with the Law on Trade Unions and Collective Bargaining Agreements. During the alignment process of the trade union relations in Turkey [...]

NEW LAW ON INTERNATIONAL LABOR FORCE

By |2017-04-23T08:41:02+00:00August, 2016 |

On Aug. 13, 2016, Law No. 6735 on the International Labor Force was published in the Official Gazette. The law makes important changes to the work permit system in Turkey and outlaws the existing Law No. 4817 on Work Permits of Foreigners.

WORKING HOURS AND OVERTIME IN TURKEY

By |2023-12-15T18:13:41+00:00April, 2016 |

In Turkish law, the concepts of Working Hours and Overtime Work are primarily defined and explained in the respective articles of the following legislation: Turkish Labor Law (Law no. 4857)[1] The Working Time Regulation, associated with the Labor Law (Working Time Regulation)[2]  The Regulation on Overtime and Extra Hours, as per the Labor Law (Overtime [...]

STATUTORY LEAVES

By |2022-04-09T12:19:55+00:00November, 2013 |

Under Turkish Labor Law (Law no. 4857) there is a variety of leaves provided to the employees. Availability of the leaves and their length is determined in the different articles of the Turkish Labor Law as follows. Annual Leave In Turkey, all employees are entitled to have a paid annual leave with the condition of [...]