A detailed legal guide to remote work policies and the legal responsibilities of HR teams in Turkey, covering written contracts, equipment, expenses, working time, overtime, data protection, occupational health and safety, equal treatment, and termination risks. Remote work is no longer a temporary management solution. In Turkey, it is a legally recognized working model with […]
A detailed legal guide to fixed-term vs indefinite-term employment contracts in Turkey, covering drafting, objective conditions, chain renewals, equal treatment, termination risks, notice rules, and HR compliance. Employment contract type is one of the first and most important legal choices HR makes. In practice, many employers focus on salary, title, reporting line, and start date, […]
A detailed legal guide to probation periods in employment law in Turkey, covering maximum duration, collective agreement extensions, termination rules, salary and social security rights, discrimination risks, and HR compliance. Probation periods are often treated as simple trial arrangements that let employers “test” employees before deciding whether the working relationship should continue. In legal reality, […]
A detailed legal guide to redundancy, restructuring, and collective dismissal rules in Turkey, covering operational dismissals, collective layoff thresholds, notification duties, consultation, mediation, reinstatement risk, and HR compliance. Redundancy and restructuring are never purely commercial decisions. In Turkey, they are also legal processes shaped by Labour Act No. 4857 and the Labour Courts Act No. […]
A detailed legal guide to lawful dismissal procedures in HR management in Turkey, covering notice termination, valid reason dismissal, summary dismissal, written notice, employee defense rights, mediation, reinstatement risk, and collective layoffs. Dismissal is one of the most sensitive decisions an employer can make. In HR practice, it is often treated as the last step […]
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 […]