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The Labour Code No. 4857, which determines the basic principles of the Turkish Labour Law, has set several rules in the nature of positive discrimination for certain groups of employees. One of these employee groups consists of disabled employees and ex-convicts. Accordingly, employers are required to employ three percent disabled employees in private sector workplaces...

The Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Code No. 5510, which is the fundamental law of the Turkish Social Security Regime, details which employees must be socially insured, the premiums to be paid on behalf of employees, and the assistances and services to be provided to employees. In this regard, the provisions of the Article...

Voluntary insurance constitutes one of the rights brought by the Turkish Social Security System. Accordingly, among those residing in Türkiye and Turkish citizens residing in countries where a social security agreement has not been signed while residing in Türkiye can be voluntarily insured as to fit the following conditions: Those who are over the age...

In Turkish Social Security Law, the insurance branches referred to as short-term insurance branches include “work accident and occupational disease insurance”, “sickness insurance” and “maternity insurance”. The legal rules regarding the insurance branches in question are determined by the Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Code No. 5510, and the application procedures and principles are...

The Occupational Health and Safety Code No. 6331, which entered into force in 2012, is the fundamental law that determines the minimum health and safety conditions that must be present in workplaces in Türkiye. One of the regulations introduced by the Code No. 6331 is the obligation to have an “employee representative” in the workplace....

One of the prohibitions imposed by the Occupational Health and Safety Code No. 6331, which is the fundamental law determining the rules for occupational health and safety in workplaces in Türkiye, is the “prohibition on the use of addictive substances” for workers. Accordingly, it is prohibited to come to the workplace drunk or under the...

The Occupational Health and Safety Code No. 6331, which is the primar legislation of the Turkish occupational health and safety regime, is the fundamental law that determines the minimum health and safety conditions in Türkiye that must be present in workplaces within the scope of the law. One of the obligations introduced by the Code...

The installment periods for payments to public administrations of taxpayers in 4 provinces and 2 districts affected by the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023 have been extended by twelve months as a regulation in the nature of positive discrimination. The Presidential Decree on the subject was published in the Turkish Official Gazette...

The primary rules of business life in Türkiye and the Turkish Labour Law are determined by the Turkish Labour COde No. 4857. According to this law, public officials who are tasked with monitoring, supervising and inspecting business life to implement the provisions of the said law are called “labour inspectors.” Labour inspectors have the legal...

The Turkish Labour Code No. 4857 defines the minimum standards to be applied to workers in the employment relationship. One of the worker groups regulated specifically in the aforimentioned law is pregnant and breastfeeding employees. Within the obligations of the law, employers are obliged to open breastfeeding rooms and nurseries in workplaces if certain conditions...