Introduction Social security compliance is one of the core legal duties of employers in Turkey. For most employment-law purposes, the practical focus is on workers insured under Article 4/1-a of Law No. 5510, meaning employees working under a service contract. In that framework, the employer’s obligations do not begin with monthly premium payment alone. They […]
Introduction Foreign employees in Turkey can work lawfully only within a tightly regulated framework. The central statute is Law No. 6735 on International Labour Force, supported by its implementing regulation and the official work permit guidance published by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Under the Ministry’s official English FAQ, foreigners who fall within […]
Learn how trade union rights work in Turkey, including union membership, collective bargaining authority, workplace union representatives, strikes, solidarity dues, and protection against union-based dismissal under Turkish law. Introduction Trade union rights in Turkey are protected at both the constitutional and statutory levels. The Constitution recognizes the right of employees and employers to form unions, […]
Introduction Payroll compliance in Turkey is not limited to calculating net salary at the end of the month. Under Turkish law, payroll compliance covers the full legal chain from lawful wage determination to timely payment, bank-transfer rules, payslip issuance, deductions, minimum wage compliance, tax withholding, social security reporting, and employee file retention. The main framework […]
Introduction Part-time and temporary employment in Turkey are lawful, but they are not legally casual arrangements. Turkish labor law recognizes several flexible work models, yet each of them is governed by its own statutory structure. The main framework comes from Labor Law No. 4857, especially Article 7 on temporary employment relationships and Article 13 on […]
Introduction Fixed-term employment contracts in Turkey are legally possible, but they are not the default model. Turkish labor law starts from the opposite principle: if an employment relationship is not tied to a definite duration, the contract is considered indefinite-term. Article 11 of Labor Law No. 4857 states this directly, and the Ministry of Labour’s […]
Introduction Just cause termination by the employer under Turkish labor law is one of the most consequential dismissal mechanisms in the entire employment system. Under Article 25 of Labor Law No. 4857, an employer may terminate an employment contract immediately, before the end of the term or without waiting for the ordinary notice periods, when […]
When a person dies leaving a will, many families assume the document will automatically control the estate without further controversy. Under Turkish law, that assumption is often wrong. A will may be opened by the court, read to the interested parties, and still remain open to challenge. In Turkish inheritance law, a will is not […]
A will does not become practically effective in Turkey simply because it exists on paper. After the testator dies, Turkish law requires a formal judicial process so the will can enter the legal system in an orderly way. That process is known as the opening of the will, and it plays a central role in […]
When a person dies in Turkey, the legal process does not begin and end with identifying the heirs. Turkish law treats death as the opening of a full estate administration process involving protection of the estate, handling of wills, issuance of heirship documents, management of debts, possible rejection of the inheritance, possible official inventory or […]