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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...

According to the Law No. 2429 on National Holidays and General Holidays, which determines the holidays and general holidays in Türkiye, the Republic Day of October 29 is regarded as a “national holiday”, and the holiday in question starts at 13:00 on October 28 and is considered one-and-a-half-day holiday. The aforementioned law states that public...

Regulations regarding workers’ rights in Türkiye are regulated in the Labour Code No. 4857. Pregnant or breastfeeding female employees are a group subject to special regulations in the said law. In addition, according to the Regulation on Working Conditions of Pregnant or Breastfeeding Women, Nursing Rooms and Child Care Centres issued in accordance with the...

Regulations regarding workers’ rights in Türkiye are regulated in the Labour Code No. 4857, which is the primary legislation of the Turkish Labour Law. Pregnant and breastfeeding workers are a group subject to special regulations in the said law. Accordingly, it is essential that female workers are not allowed to work for a total of...