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The Occupational Health and Safety Code No. 6331, which is the primary 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. One of the obligations brought by the Code No. 6331 is to record and...

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 in Türkiye that must be present in workplaces which are within the scope of the law. One of the regulations introduced by the Code No. 6331 is the obligation...

The Turkish Labour Code No. 4857, which is the fundamental law of Turkish Labor Law, has determined the working conditions of workers in detail. Accordingly, the periods that will be considered as “night work” are also defined in the Article 69 of the Law No. 4857. Additional restrictions and special regulations have been introduced for...

One of the rights granted to workers by the Turkish Labour Code No. 4857, which is the primary law of Turkish Labour Legislation, is the right of employees to “breaks”. According to the Article 68 of the Labour Code No. 4857, it is mandatory to apply a break to workers to be used in working...

In Türkiye, employers have a key responsibility to report the employment of foreign workers under the Turkish Social Insurance System. This involves submitting a declaration confirming the insured status of their employees. For those classified as insured according to the Article 4(a) of the Social Security and General Health Insurance Code No. 5510, this declaration...

According to the Code No. 6458 on Foreigners and International Protection, a residence permit refers to a permit issued to foreign nationals to stay in Türkiye. The term foreign consists of people who are not bound with citizenship to the Republic of Türkiye. The residence permit, issued by the competent authorities, grants the foreigner the...

According to the Turkish Labour Code No. 4857, “the notice period” is the notification period that occurs after the employee or employer notifies the termination intent. In Turkish Labour Law, termination of employment contracts (termination of employment) is addressed under two main headings. The first of these is “Termination of fixed-term employment contracts” and the...

The Turkish Labour Code No. 4857, which is the primary law of Turkish Labour Law, has introduced special provisions regarding workers who will be assigned with active military service or with a duty arising from any law. Accordingly, the employment contract of a worker who is called to arms for maneuvers or any reason other...

The Turkish Labour Code No. 4857, which is the fundamental law of Turkish Labour Law, defines a period called “the notice period” for the termination of employment contracts. Both the employee and the employer are obliged to comply with the rules regarding the notice period and notify the other party within a certain period of...

The primary law of the Turkish Labour Legislation, the Labour Code No. 4857, brings positive discriminatory provisions for the disabled in Türkiye. Accordingly, private sector employers are required to employ three percent disabled employees in private sector workplaces where they employ fifty or more employees. In addition, the public workplaces are required to employ four...