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The work of the Minimum Wage Determination Commission has been completed as of 1st of June 2022. The new monthly minimum wage, which will be effective as of July 1, was announced to the public at a meeting attended by President Tayyip Erdoğan, Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Bilgin, TİSK President Özgür Burak...

The Republic of Turkey Identity Number is a number found on every citizen’s identity card following the implementation of the MERNİS application, which has been carried out for many years by the General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs of the Ministry of Interior. This practice was put into practice on October 28, 2000, by...

Fiscal Holiday Period Fiscal Holiday is one of the financial practices implemented in Turkey, and it refers to the postponement of certain notification and payment obligations of accountants, financial advisors, and employers. Thanks to the fiscal holiday, employers and professionals can be able to find the opportunity to rest during the summer period. According to...

With the Act No. 7409 published in the Turkish Official Gazette last week, an important problem of lawyers in Turkish working life has been resolved. In this line, the Regulation on the Attorneyship Internship of Those Working in Public Institutions and Organizations and Employees as Insured is being published in the Turkish Official Gazette dated...

Employers operating in Turkey have many legal obligations. One of the obligations of employers regarding the workers they employ is the obligation to declare their identity to the relevant public authotiries. Accordingly, it is obligatory to report the identity of employees to law enforcement in our country. In accordance with the Identity Declaration Code No....

The highest judicial organ of the Turkish legal system is the Constitutional Court. The Turkish Constitutional Court not only checks the constitutionality of legal norms such as law provisions, but also shows the feature of being the highest level jurisdiction that individuals can apply to in the domestic legal system regarding “human rights violation” claims....

The ability to work together decreases in old age, naturally. This physiological change is being accepted as a social risk according to the Turkish Social Insurance Regime. Due to the decrease in working power, it becomes difficult to sustain life by earning income for the individual. For this reason, ‘old age’ is accepted as a...

Permanent incapacity income, which is one of the benefits granted by the Social Security Institution as a result of a work accident, is divided into two according to the disability rate determined as a result of the accident. If the loss of earning power in the profession is 100% as a result of a work...

The provisions regarding the termination of the employment contract in Turkey are being regulated in the Labor Code No. 4857, which is the fundamental labour law in Turkey. As a specific case the employer can terminate the employment contract with “justified causes”. Accordingly, the employer may terminate the employment contract before the expiry of the...

Protection of the personal data is being regulated in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 in Turkey. However, the employee-employer relationship requires additional importance in terms of the protection of the personal data of employees and customers. Protection of the Personal Data of Employees in Accordance with the Turkish Labour Code The...