A detailed legal guide to workplace surveillance, employee monitoring, and privacy rights in Turkey, covering employer monitoring powers, employee privacy expectations, KVKK compliance, remote work monitoring, disciplinary use of monitoring data, and HR legal responsibilities. Workplace surveillance is no longer limited to a camera at the factory gate. In modern employment relationships, monitoring can include […]
A detailed legal guide to whistleblowing policies and internal reporting mechanisms in Turkey, covering HR duties, anti-retaliation, internal investigations, data protection, workplace safety reporting, disciplinary action, and employer compliance. Whistleblowing is often described as an ethics topic, but in employment law it is much more than that. In Turkey, internal reporting is tied to the […]
A detailed legal guide to disciplinary procedures in the workplace in Turkey, covering internal rules, investigations, written defense, valid and just-cause dismissal, wage deductions, employee privacy, mediation, and HR compliance. Disciplinary procedure is one of the areas where HR decisions most quickly become legal disputes. A late arrival, an insubordination claim, a harassment complaint, misuse […]
A detailed legal guide to occupational health and safety obligations in HR management in Turkey, covering employer duties, risk assessment, OHS professionals, worker training, health surveillance, committees, subcontractor coordination, and administrative sanctions. Occupational health and safety is often treated as a technical field owned by safety engineers, occupational physicians, or site managers. In legal reality, […]
A detailed legal guide to maternity leave, parental rights, and pregnancy discrimination in the workplace in Turkey, covering paid and unpaid leave, nursing breaks, adoption rights, part-time work, anti-discrimination rules, SGK benefits, and HR compliance. Maternity protection is one of the clearest areas where employment law, equality law, social security law, workplace policy, and HR […]
A detailed legal guide to annual leave, public holidays, and paid time off compliance in Turkey, covering annual paid leave entitlement, leave records, weekly rest, holiday pay, termination risks, and HR compliance. Annual leave and paid time off are often treated as administrative scheduling issues, but in Turkey they are legal rights governed by a […]
A detailed legal guide to working hours, overtime, and rest periods in Turkey, explaining HR responsibilities on weekly hours, overtime pay, employee consent, breaks, weekly rest, night work, compensatory work, and recordkeeping. Working time is one of the most heavily regulated parts of employment law in Turkey. It affects wages, scheduling, overtime exposure, occupational health, […]
Assisted reproductive technology, or ART, is now a routine part of family formation, but it remains one of the most legally complex areas in family law. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines ART as fertility treatment or procedures in which eggs or embryos are handled to help achieve a pregnancy. That definition captures […]
Digital evidence now sits at the center of many divorce and custody cases. Family disputes that once depended mainly on live testimony, paper bank records, and photographs often now involve text messages, emails, screenshots, call logs, shared-calendar entries, social media posts, GPS history, app data, cloud backups, and electronic recordings. In practical terms, some of […]
Military divorce is not a separate legal system, but it is a distinct legal problem. In the United States, divorce is still governed mainly by state law and local court procedure, yet military status adds a federal layer that can change timing, support enforcement, retirement division, and child custody planning. Military OneSource states this directly: […]