Learn the legal value of employee handbooks and workplace policies in Turkey, including how they interact with labor law, personnel regulations, dismissal procedure, KVKK, OHS, and drafting strategy for employers. Introduction Employee handbooks and workplace policies are widely used in Turkey, but they do not operate as a free-standing source of law. Their legal value […]
Learn how employee privacy is regulated in Turkey, including monitoring emails, CCTV, biometric systems, lawful bases under KVKK, employee notices, dismissal risks, and workplace surveillance compliance. Introduction Employee privacy in Turkey is regulated through a combined framework rather than a single workplace-surveillance law. The key legal sources are the Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye, […]
Learn how severance and notice pay work in Turkey, including legal conditions, calculation methods, current severance cap, limitation periods, mandatory mediation, and the most common labor-law disputes. Introduction Severance and notice pay are two of the most litigated issues in Turkish employment law, but they are not the same right and they do not arise […]
Learn how executive employment contracts work in Turkey, including contract structure, authority clauses, bonus and confidentiality terms, non-compete limits, termination rules, severance issues, and executive liability risks. Introduction Executive employment contracts in Turkey sit at the intersection of labor law, the law of obligations, and, in some cases, company law. That makes them more complex […]
Learn how workplace investigations work in Turkey, including internal procedures, employee interviews, digital evidence, KVKK compliance, disciplinary measures, dismissal risks, and labor-court exposure. Introduction Workplace investigations in Turkey are not governed by one standalone “workplace investigations law.” Instead, internal investigations are built from a combination of Labor Law No. 4857, Law No. 6698 on the […]
Learn the main HR data protection rules in Turkey under KVKK, including lawful bases, employee notices, special-category data, retention, employee monitoring, overseas transfers, VERBIS, and sanctions. Introduction Employee data protection in Turkey is governed mainly by Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (KVKK), supported by Board decisions, KVKK guidance, the Data Controllers’ […]
Introduction Employers in Turkey rarely get into trouble because they ignore labor law entirely. More often, they know the basic rules but apply them too loosely, too late, or too informally. Turkish employment compliance is built on several connected legal regimes, especially Labor Law No. 4857, Law No. 5510 on social security, Law No. 6331 […]
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, […]