What Happens If a Foreign-Plated Car Stays in Turkey Longer Than Permitted? Bringing a foreign-plated vehicle into Turkey under the temporary importation regime does not amount to permanently importing the vehicle into Turkey. The vehicle is admitted without payment of ordinary import duties because it is expected to leave the Turkish Customs Territory within the […]
Notice Period and Notice Compensation Under Turkish Labor Law Legal Nature of the Notice Period The notice period is the statutory period during which one party to an employment relationship must notify the other party in advance when terminating an indefinite-term employment contract. Under Turkish labor law, notice periods are primarily regulated by Article 17 […]
Can Machinery Be Held at Turkish Customs Because of a Missing CE Document? A company imports an industrial machine worth EUR 100,000 into Turkey. The machine arrives at the port, the customs declaration is prepared, but during the import control process the authorities ask for CE-related conformity documents. The foreign manufacturer responds: “The machine complies […]
What Happens If an Online Seller Declares a Lower Value on Your Package? You purchase a product online for USD 1,000. You pay the full USD 1,000 by credit card, bank transfer or another traceable payment method. The foreign seller then writes “Value: USD 50” on the commercial invoice, shipping document or customs label without […]
Can a Company Director Bring Machine Spare Parts into Turkey in His Suitcase? Imagine the following situation. A manufacturing company in Türkiye suffers an unexpected machine breakdown. Production has stopped and every hour of delay causes substantial financial loss. The replacement component is available abroad, but sending it by ordinary commercial cargo would take several […]
A businessperson travelling to Turkey may need to carry product samples for a customer meeting, trade fair, product demonstration, testing session or negotiations with a potential distributor. Typical examples include: But carrying these products in a suitcase does not automatically make them ordinary personal passenger baggage. Under Turkish customs law, commercial samples may benefit from […]
Can You Split Expensive Goods Between Family Members to Avoid Customs Duty in Turkey? A family returning to Turkey from abroad may naturally assume that their individual passenger customs allowances can be added together. Suppose three adult family members travel together and purchase a luxury watch worth EUR 1,200. Since each adult passenger has a […]
What Is Severance Pay? Who Is Entitled to It and How Is It Calculated? Meta Title: What Is Severance Pay? Who Is Entitled to It? | Turkish Labor Law Meta Description: What is severance pay in Türkiye? Learn who is entitled to severance pay, how it is calculated, termination conditions, foreign workers’ rights, and employer […]
Can You Bring 20 Bottles of Perfume into Turkey for Personal Use? A traveller arrives at Istanbul Airport carrying 20 bottles of perfume purchased abroad. When questioned by Turkish Customs, the traveller gives a simple explanation: “They are all for my personal use.” Is that explanation enough? Not necessarily. Under Turkish customs law, the passenger’s […]
Travellers frequently arrive in Turkey carrying multivitamins, magnesium tablets, omega-3 capsules, protein powder, creatine, collagen, probiotics or other nutritional products purchased abroad. A common question is: Can you bring vitamins and supplements into Turkey in your luggage? In principle, bringing a reasonable quantity of products genuinely intended for personal use may be possible. However, there […]