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Act No. 7431 on the Amendment of the Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Law and Some Certain Laws and Statutory Decrees is being published in the Turkish Official Gazette dated January 13, 2023 and thus has entered into force. Some important amendments concerning employers and employees have been made with this act in the...

As the employer and the employee are not in equal positions in the employment relationship, and despite that there is a rule of “freedom of contract”, the public authority involves in and defines the minimum conditions for an employment relationship. In case of violation or breach of the rules defined in the Turkish Labour Law,...

Unemployment Allowance is one of the rights that is being provided to employees according to the Turkish Labour Law. The unemployment allowance is being implemented in line with the Unemployment Insurance Act No. 4447 of 1999. Among those insured whom employment contracts are ended as to qualify to unemployment allowance can get unemployment benefit by...

As being implemented as of 1st of January 2023, the Minimum Wage Determination Commission has determined the national monthly minimum wage as gross TRL 10.008,00 and net TRL 8.506,80 as to be applied all employees in Turkey. By this decision an increase of 54,66 percent is being made in the monthly minimum wage. The determined...

There are some special rights provided to pregnant and lactating female employees with the Turkish Labour Law. Two important rights among these are the right to make “half-time work” and to receive “half-work allowance”. Thanks to these rights, which were introduced with the Act No. 6663 in 2016, it is aimed to prevent specific problems...

It is not enough for foreign nationals to come to Turkey by obtaining a visa or obtain a residence permit in order to work legally in Turkey. Foreign nationals must obtain a valid “Work Permit” or “Work Permit Exemption Certificate” in order to work in Turkey. In addition, foreign national press members must obtain an...

With the Decision No. 2022/02 taken by the Minimum Wage Determination Commission on the date of 22nd of December 2022, the minimum national wage to be applied in the calendar year of 2023 has been determined as TRL 333.60 gross per day and TRL 10,008.00 gross per month. The decision has entered into force as...

Employment Incentive of the Act No. 6111, is one of the most important social insurance premium incentives applied in Turkey. The incentive has started to be implemented in the year 2011 in order to increase the participation and employment of women, youth and people with vocational training in the workforce, to encourage the creation of...

Notification law in Turkey is implemented within the scope of the Notification Code No. 7201 and is closely related to many branches of law. With its formal structure, the Turkish Notification Law has important procedural consequences, from the accrual of administrative fines to the formation of parties in lawsuits, whether the notification is made duly...

According to the International Labour Code No. 6735, foreign nationals who want to work in Turkey must obtain a work permit or a work permit exemption document. Administrative fines are imposed on foreigners who work without a work permit and employers who employ them. The amounts of administrative fines to be applied to foreign employees...