Business in Turkey

The Ministry of Industry and Technology has introduced certain regulations on Research and Development with the aim of tackling the Covid-19 epidemic. All employees working at Technopark, R&D and design firms will be allowed to work from home in order to keep social distancing and prevent physical contact at work. …

During the Covid-19 epidemic, while some workplaces let employees work from home, others may require overtime work due to the nature of their work, production or industry. For example, manufacturers or distributors of products in demand such as cologne, face masks, ventilators, ask their employees to work long hours in …

On March 11th, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new coronavirus (Covid-19) a pandemic, due to the possibility of infecting larger masses. As a result of the soaring infected cases, nations are trying to avoid a major economic crisis by introducing stimulus packages. An economic package on the subject …

ADMINISTRATIVE FINES 2019 2020 To the employer or employer representative who employs a foreigner without a work permit  (for each foreigner) 8.821,00 ₺ 10.812,00 ₺ To the foreigner working without a work permit under an employer 3.527,00 ₺ 4.322,00 ₺ To the foreigner working independently without a work permit 7.057,00 …

2020 Unemployment Benefits are recently announced in Turkey. Let’s try to answer the most frequently asked questions here in this article: How are the unemployment benefits determined? What criteria are taken into account? Who benefits from this allowance and how?

Struggle for equality between women and men has a long history. Although social conditions of women are improved in the past decades, it seems that there is a long way to achieve a satisfactory state from the point of women, according to many international institutions including the United Nation and …

As per Law no. 4857, Article 25/1-d, the employee is entitled to terminate the employment contract with just cause (before its expiry or without having to comply with the prescribed notice period), if the employee assaults or threatens the employer, a member of his family or a fellow employe. However, …

Payroll parameters to be implemented in the first half of 2020 are as follows. Payroll parameters to be implemented in the first half of 2020 are as follows. 2020 PAYROLL PARAMETERS APPLICATION NAMES              TRY Daily Minimum Gross Salary 98,10 Monthly Minimum Gross Salary 2.943,00 Monthly Net Minimum Wage – …

As is known SSI e-declarations should be submitted to SSI until the end of 23rd of the following month. In case the last submission date coincides with weekends and public holidays the declaration can be submitted on the next working day. As April 23 is the National Sovereignty and Children’s …

Omniums bill (colloquially known bag law) No. 7103, issued in Official Gazette No. 30373, dated 27th March 2018, gives the opportunity to benefit from missed incentives retrospectively.   In recent years Turkish government has launched many premium incentives and supports for encouraging businesses to create new employment. In the past many …