What Are an Employee’s Rights? Employee Rights Under Turkish Labor Law Meta Title: What Are an Employee’s Rights? Employee Rights Under Turkish Labor Law Meta Description: What are an employee’s rights in Türkiye? Learn about wages, overtime, annual leave, weekly rest, severance pay, notice pay, job security, and the rights of foreign employees. Keywords: employee […]
When goods are stopped by Turkish Customs, foreign individuals and companies frequently use the terms “seizure” and “confiscation” interchangeably. Under Turkish law, however, these concepts are fundamentally different. A seizure (elkoyma) is generally a temporary procedural measure designed to preserve evidence or secure property that may later become subject to confiscation. A confiscation (müsadere) is […]
What Is an Employment Contract? Types of Employment Contracts and Employee Rights Meta Title: What Is an Employment Contract? Types of Employment Contracts and Employee Rights Meta Description: What is an employment contract and what types are there? Learn about fixed-term and indefinite-term employment contracts, employee rights, employer obligations, foreign employees, and employment contracts for […]
Introduction When goods are stopped, detained or seized by Turkish customs authorities, one of the most important questions is not simply why the goods were seized, but which authority ordered the measure and under which legal regime it was imposed. This distinction is decisive because Turkish law provides different remedies for an administrative customs decision […]
Return of Goods Seized at Turkish Customs: From Seizure to Actual Release Having goods seized by Turkish Customs does not necessarily mean that the owner has permanently lost them. In many cases, seizure is a temporary protective measure taken during a criminal investigation. Whether the goods can ultimately be recovered depends on the legal basis […]
Having goods stopped or seized by Turkish Customs can create an immediate commercial and legal crisis. Importers may face storage costs, delayed deliveries, contractual penalties, loss of customers, deterioration of perishable goods and, in more serious cases, a criminal investigation under Turkish anti-smuggling legislation. However, the expression “customs seizure” does not always describe the same […]
What Is Labor Law? What You Need to Know About Labor Law No. 4857 Meta Title: What Is Labor Law? Labor Law No. 4857 and Employee Rights Meta Description: What is Labor Law No. 4857 and who does it apply to? Learn about employee and employer rights, working conditions, employment contracts, foreign employees, and the […]
Goods may be detained, withheld, seized or placed under customs supervision in Türkiye for a variety of reasons. These may include an incorrect customs declaration, missing import documents, licensing problems, suspected undervaluation, misclassification of goods, prohibited or restricted imports, failure to complete customs procedures within the statutory period, or suspicion of a smuggling offence. From […]
1. Introduction The seizure or retention of goods by Turkish customs authorities may have significant commercial and legal consequences. Imported goods, export goods, commercial merchandise, vehicles, electronic products, luxury goods, precious items or other assets may be prevented from entering or leaving the country because of suspected customs violations, unpaid customs duties, import restrictions, incorrect […]
Force Majeure in Construction Contracts in Turkey: Earthquakes, Pandemics and Supply Chain Delays Introduction Construction projects are particularly vulnerable to unexpected events. A contractor may begin work under commercially reasonable assumptions and later face an earthquake, pandemic, government restriction, international transportation shutdown, border closure, embargo, labour shortage or severe disruption in the supply of critical […]