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The Turkish Employment Agency (AKA İŞKUR in Turkish) has many services for employees and employers. One of the service of the agency is employment support services for the Turkish employers. For this purpose, the agency assigns a Job and Vocational Counselor to each employer in Turkey. Every Job and Vocational Counselor has an employer portfolio....

  “5-Point Discount on Employer’s Share on Disability, Old Age and Death Social Insurance Premiums” is one of the social insurance premium incentives applied by the Social Security Institution. 5-points of the employer’s share in invalidity, old-age and survivors’ insurance, which is calculated over the premium earnings of the insured and payable by the private...

How long should the foreigner be to apply for a residence permit? The foreigner must have a passport or a passport substitute travel document for at least sixty days longer than the visa or residence permit requested period. How much money do the foreigner need in the bank to get a residence permit? For short-term...

The Freedom to be a Member of a Trade Union According to the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey and the Labour Code No. 4857, employees and employers have the right to become members of trade unions and higher organizations and to establish unions without prior permission. Likewise, no one can be compelled to join...

A social security premium incentive is being applied by the Social Security Institution to employers employing disabled workers in Turkey. With this incentive, it is aimed to encourage the employment of disabled individuals in the workplaces. The Enterprises Which can Benefit from the Incentive The following private sector workplaces can benefit from the incentive: Workplaces...

Work Permit is a permit issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, which gives the foreigner the right to work and reside in Turkey. According to the International Labour Code No. 6735, foreigners must obtain permission before starting dependent or independent work in Turkey. Work permit types There are three work permit types...

The minimum wage support that was applied in Turkey during the calendar years of 2016, 2017, January 2018 to September 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 will continue to be implemented in the period between July 2022 and December 2022. According to the text of the Act No. 7417 adopted by the Turkish Grand National Assembly,...

The Act Regarding Establishment of the Istanbul Financial Centre is being published in the Turkish Official Gazette dated 28th of June 2022 and has entered into force. The purpose of the law is to increase the financial competitiveness of the Republic of Turkey in the international arena, to contribute to the development and deepening of...

As it is known, the Presidential Decision No. 5063 is being published in the Turkish Official Gazette dated 5th of January 2022 and numbered 31710 determined the wages to be paid to interns and the amount of government support to be given to the enterprises employing internees. With the decision, the wages of candidate apprentices,...

With the increase in the monthly minimum wage as of July 1, 2022, the minimum wage amount to be paid to foreign nationals to be employed has also increased. Accordingly, the minimum wage to be paid to foreigners to be employed according to the job and sector is as follows: – 6.5 times the minimum...