Law no. 4817 on the Work Permit for Foreigners includes foreigners working dependently and independently in Turkey, foreigners receiving professional training with an employer in Turkey as well as natural and legal persons employing foreigners.Unless otherwise stipulated in the bilateral or multilateral agreements to which Turkey is a party, foreigners …

According to article 14 (still in effect) of Former Law no. 1475, employees are granted severance pay under certain conditions. Accordingly:Provided that the period of employment with the same employer is minimum 1 year, and if the employment contract is terminated for the following reasons, severance pay will be granted …

Estimated reading time: 3 min. Communique on the procedures and principles on Restructuring Some Public Receivables under Law No. 6552, for which millions of taxpayers have been waiting, is published in the Official Gazette. Taxpayers who want to benefit from the restructuring should apply to the institution that they are …

Estimated reading time: 4 min. As is known Bag Law, in other words, the Law on Amending the Labor Act No. 6552 and Some Laws and Statutory Decrees and Restructuring Some Receivables dated September 10, 2014, was published in the Official Gazette no. 29116 (Repeated) dated September 11, 2014, and …

Law on Amending the Labor Act No. 6552 and Some Laws and Statutory Decrees and Restructuring Some Receivables, publicly known as “Bag Law”, is published and entered into force on September 11, 2014. Bag Law made important amendments in many fields from labor law and tax law to social security …

Estimated reading time: 2 min. One of the problems encountered in working life is the great number of amendments made to Legal Legislation. Working life becomes quite complex and hard to follow due to issues such as the amendment of articles in the law with the regulation and rearranging of …

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Dr. Mehmet Ozan Uzkut, the President of MOBDER, the Association to Fight against Mobbing, declared that big companies are using mobbing as a tool not to pay compensation to their employees. Uzkut added that there have been 3,000 mobbing complaints and 600 were concluded as mobbing cases. PARTICULARLY HIGH MOBBING …

Let us introduce you to the Seven Sages of the Golden Age. Each week one Sage will give us lessons on business world and life at large. This week’s sage is Thales of Miletus from the 6th century BCE. 6th century BCE was the first enlightenment period for the mankind, …

by Erdinç ÇELİKKAN ANKARATurkey has kicked-off studies to introduce easier work permit application and granting procedures for qualified foreign workers and investors to enhance the country’s investment allure The Turkish Economy Minister has prepared an action plan to attract more qualified foreign employees and investors.The Turkish government is considering easing …