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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...

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 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...