A detailed legal guide to performance management and employee termination risks in Turkey, covering valid reason dismissals, notice procedures, defense rights, burden of proof, reinstatement risk, and HR best practices. Performance management is often presented as an HR tool for improving productivity, aligning employees with business goals, and identifying talent. In legal terms, however, it […]
A practical legal guide to GDPR and Turkish KVKK compliance in human resources, covering lawful bases, employee consent, special category data, monitoring, DSARs, retention, security, and cross-border transfers. Human resources teams now sit on some of the most sensitive data in any organization. Recruitment files, interview notes, onboarding records, payroll data, health reports, disciplinary files, […]
Learn how employee personal data protection works in HR management in Turkey, including lawful bases, special category data, personnel files, monitoring, retention, cross-border transfers, and employer compliance. Employee data sits at the center of modern HR. Recruitment files, onboarding records, payroll information, attendance logs, health documents, disciplinary records, performance evaluations, exit paperwork, and international HR-system […]
A detailed legal guide to sexual harassment and workplace misconduct in Turkey, explaining HR investigation duties, employer liability, employee rights, data protection, disciplinary action, and compliance under Turkish law. Sexual harassment is not only a conduct issue. In Turkey, it is also a labor-law issue, a personality-rights issue, a discrimination issue, a workplace safety issue, […]
A detailed legal guide to equal treatment in employment in Turkey, covering anti-discrimination rules for HR departments, recruitment, pay, promotion, maternity, disability, union rights, employee data, and termination risks. Equal treatment in employment is no longer a soft HR principle. In Turkey, it is a legal requirement that shapes recruitment, compensation, benefits, promotion, training, disciplinary […]
Learn how workplace policies and internal regulations should be drafted and implemented in Turkey, including legal limits on handbooks, disciplinary rules, data protection, working time, leave, occupational safety, remote work, and union rights. In every business, workplace policies and internal regulations are meant to create order. They explain how work is performed, how employees should […]
A comprehensive legal guide to employee onboarding procedures and legal documentation requirements in Turkey, covering employment contracts, personnel files, SGK notifications, data protection, occupational health and safety, remote work, and foreign employee compliance. Employee onboarding is often described as an HR function, but in legal terms it is much more than an administrative welcome process. […]
A detailed legal guide to recruitment law and HR compliance in Turkey, covering job ads, interviews, discrimination, candidate data, background checks, foreign employees, hiring quotas, employment contracts, and onboarding. Recruitment is often treated as a commercial function, but in reality it is one of the most legally sensitive phases of the employment relationship. The employer’s […]
A detailed legal guide to employment contracts in Turkey, covering drafting, fixed-term and indefinite-term contracts, probation, remote work, confidentiality, non-compete clauses, data protection, contract changes, and termination risks. Employment contracts are the legal backbone of the employment relationship. In HR practice, they do much more than confirm that an employee will work and that the […]
A detailed guide to HR management and consultation law in Turkey, covering recruitment, contracts, working time, termination, data protection, occupational health and safety, collective labor relations, and employer compliance. Human resources management is no longer a purely administrative function. In modern companies, HR sits at the intersection of business strategy, legal compliance, employee relations, risk […]