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The primary law of the Turkish Labour Law is the Turkish Labour Code No. 4857. According to the law, the normal weekly working hours is accepted as 45 hours. While “overtime” is defined as working more than 45 hours per week in the Turkish Labour Code No. 4857, “working with extra hours” refers to working...

The primary law of the Turkish Labour Law is the Turkish Labour Code No. 4857. Working hours of workers are being regulated by the Code No. 4857. Accordingly, the normal weekly working hours are accepted as 45 hours. Works exceeding 45 hours per week are considered as “overtime”. The wage to be paid for each...

The Ministry of Treasury and Finance of Republic of Türkiye has published the communique regarding the application of announcing to the public and disclosing those who have high tax debts and do insist on not paying, who are referred to as “shameless taxpayers” in the public. The communique is being published in the Turkish Official...

The primary law of the Turkish Labour Law is the Turkish Labour Code No. 4857. Working hours of workers are being regulated by the Code No. 4857. Accordingly, the normal weekly working hours are accepted as 45 hours. Works exceeding 45 hours per week are considered as “overtime”. The wage to be paid for each hour...

The Turkish Labour Code No. 4857, which is the primary law of the Turkish Labour Legislation, does not have a working regime that is essentially compatible with flexible working arrangements. According to the law, the working method is determined with its general elements and the principle of working full-time and indefinitely is accepted as base....

The Act No. 7524 on Amendments to Tax Laws and Certain Laws, which also includes important regulations regarding employment and labour life, is being published in the Turkish Official Gazette dated August 2, 2024, and has entered into force. With the aforementioned law, the Five-Point Social Insurance Premium Incentive coded “15510” (incentive given to employers...

The Turkish Labour Code No. 4857 does not have a working regime that is essentially compatible with flexible employment models. In this regard, Turkish Labour Law is regarded as one of the rigid labour law regimes compared to the industrialised world. According to the law, the working method is determined with its general elements and...

The Act No. 7524 on Amendments to Tax Laws and Certain Laws, which also includes important regulations regarding employment and labour life, is being published in the Turkish Official Gazette dated August 2, 2024, and has entered into force. With the aforementioned law, the premium rate of the short-term social insurance branches paid by employers has...

According to the Occupational Health and Safety Act No. 6331, it is mandatory for employees who will work in certain jobs to receive vocational training and to have the relevant professional competence certification. In this context, the procedures and principles of the vocational training of those who will be employed in hazardous and very dangerous...

One of the rights regulated in the Turkish Labour Code No. 4857, which is the primary law of Turkish Labour Law, is the right to annual paid leave. The employee can submit his annual leave request to the employer verbally or in written form. The Turkish Labour Code No. 4857 does not specify any way...