Due to general elections on November 1, Daylight Saving Time (DST, also called summer time) is extended until Sunday, November 8, by a Council Of Ministers Decision. The situation can also be interpreted as two weeks delay on the ending of DST for 2015. In normal conditions Turkey is synchronized …

Although it is not an obligation in Turkey’s labor legislation most of the employer prefer to provide meal for the employees in various ways. Meal benefit is arranged in employment contracts and collective agreements. This benefit may be provided by;giving meals in the premises,paying in cash directly to employees,giving meal …

It is indisputably accepted by the authorities that breast milk provides the ideal nutrition and is essential for the babies until they reach at least one year of age. Governments and law-makers all over the world introduced some legal provisions to meet that requirement and to ensure the healthiness and …

Although breastfeeding break is one of the labor right provided to female employees, it should never be forgotten that direct aim of this break is to provide the babies with their most precious and natural nutrition daily in appropriate periods up to a certain age. Therefore the subject here is …

Nursing allowance (colloquially known as “milk money”) is a lump-sum payment made to nursing mother or to uninsured breastfeeding spouse of a male insurance holder to help them to feed their infants. Allowance, arranged in Article 16 of Social Insurance and Universal Health insurance Law No. 5510, shall be paid …

  Q: Can we file a work permit application inside Turkey for a foreigner staying in the country with tourist visa.A: No, it is not possible to apply for a work permit inside Turkey concerning a foreigner who is staying in the country with a tourist visa. Only holders of valid residence …

In Turkey legislation there are number of conditions for entitling to severance pay, and one of them is marriage for female employees, who have the right to terminate the employment contract due to marriage and request severance payment. Although Labor Law No.1475 has been abolished and replaced by Labor Law …

Although the current mandatory state social security system (SSI/SGK) covers almost all of the employees as regard to health insurance and pension there also exist some supplementary private insurances which can be named as; Individual Retirement System; Private Health Insurance; Private Life Insurance. Their tax and premium liabilities vary according …

Part of the wage that constitutes the amount of minimum subsistence level is not subject to income tax for real persons in Turkey legislation. Minimum Living Allowance is calculated on the basis of minimum wage regardless of the total earning, and in accordance with the marital status and the number …

COMPANY REGISTRATION 1 – When to Register? Employer should register in SSI (SGK) at the same day they employed staff. Upon registration, companies will receive a social security registration number. As per Social Security and General Health Insurance Law No. 5510, Article 11-3 “The employer is obliged to submit the …