Imagine this scenario: You wake up one morning, brew your coffee, and casually check the daily news or the Official Gazette, only to discover that your neighborhood—the streets you walk every day, the home you have invested your life savings into—has been officially designated as a “Reserve Building Area” (Rezerv Yapı Alanı) by the government. […]
Urban Transformation (Kentsel Dönüşüm) was introduced in Turkey as a life-saving initiative to replace earthquake-prone, aging structures with modern, disaster-resilient buildings. For flat owners (Kat Malikleri), the proposition is often irresistible: evacuate your old apartment, receive government rental assistance during construction, and return to a brand-new, valuable, and safe home. However, this dream can rapidly […]
The intersection of property law and the law of obligations rarely produces a scenario as complex, economically devastating, and socially prevalent as the “Construction Contract in Return for Land Share” (Arsa Payı Karşılığı İnşaat Sözleşmesi). Driven by urban transformation initiatives (Kentsel Dönüşüm) and the high value of real estate, landowners and construction companies frequently enter […]
Can a Foreign National Employer Employ Workers in Türkiye? Rights and Responsibilities of the Employer Legal Framework for Foreign Employers Employing Workers in Türkiye The employment of workers in Türkiye by foreign individuals or foreign legal entities requires the combined assessment of Turkish labour law, corporate law, social security legislation, and regulations concerning the employment […]
Foreign Workers’ Work Permits in Türkiye and Employment Rights Under Turkish Labour Law Legal Status of Foreign Workers in Türkiye The legal status of foreign workers employed in Türkiye requires the work permit legislation and employment law provisions to be assessed together. As a general rule, a foreign national must hold a valid work permit […]
Workplace Discrimination and the Principle of Equal Treatment Legal Basis of the Principle of Equal Treatment in Employment Law The principle of equal treatment in the workplace is one of the fundamental protective principles of employment law. It limits an employer’s ability to treat employees differently without an objective and legally justifiable reason. Under Turkish […]
Minimum Wage, Salary Payments and Wage Claims: Employees’ Rights to Wages Legal Nature of the Right to Wages Wages constitute one of the most fundamental economic rights arising from an employment contract. An employee is entitled to receive remuneration in return for work performed under the direction, supervision, and management of the employer. Under Turkish […]
Customs Wants More Documents for Your Online Order: What Should You Do? You order a product from an overseas website. The payment is completed, the seller ships the package, and the tracking information shows that it has arrived in Türkiye. Then, instead of receiving the package, you receive a message from the courier or customs […]
A Turkish manufacturing company owns an expensive industrial machine. The machine breaks down, but the authorised manufacturer or specialist repair centre is located in Germany, Italy, China, the United States or another country. The company sends the machine abroad for repair. A few weeks later, the same machine returns to Turkey. The obvious question is: […]