Imagine that you are given keys that will unlock doors in many countries. These are not the doors of fancy hotels but houses and apartments in the middle of real neighborhoods. The world becomes your playground. You will get to meet local residents, do your grocery shopping in the marketplace, …

In its report the newspaper quoted a leading professor from İstanbul Bilgi University and claimed that there are now 200,000 European Union citizens employed in Turkey. Migration into Turkey from Europe, where a number of members of the euro common currency area have been struggling with serious debt crises since …

As women’s participation in the Turkish labor market remains lower than that of European Union member states and other OECD countries, Turkey is taking measures with relevant European bodies to close the gap. One such measure, announced today, is an EU funded project titled “Promoting Gender Equality in Working Life,” …

Workers who have been employed more than one year starting from the day he is entered to the place of work and including the period of probation are entitled to an annual paid vacation. The duration of the legal annual paid vacations areas follows: -14 working days per year for …

Is there any light under the tunnel? When it comes to entrepreneurship, Turkey is far from being a global star. We blame the education system, government policies or unfriendly business environment for not starting our own business. All these play important roles in encouraging entrepreneurs not to take action but …

A foreign company may desire to enter the Turkish market without establishing a branch or a subsidiary respectively. For that purpose the foreign company may make use of: • an independent sales agent,• an independent distributor. Even if the foreign company wants to set up its own branch or subsidiary …

When I was studying at college, I always imagined a work that made me happy. I wanted to do something where I could make a difference. It never mattered what sector, company or profession I’d be in, but I knew I wanted to solve people’s problems, perform better and better, …

A new amnesty law has been introduced in Turkey that allows for settlement of existing tax liabilities and immunity against a potential tax audit for individual taxpayers.Turkey’s Law number 6111 (referred to as the “Tax Amnesty law”) was published in the official gazette (Resmi Gazete) on 25 February 2011, and …

To study at a Turkish university, you first want to make sure to develop your Turkish language skills. While most courses are taught in English, you will probably have some difficulty making friends, working with others, and meeting with professors if you don’t speak some Turkish.Like Turkish students, you will …

I. International Standards “Foreign direct investment” and “Foreign investor” terms are defined within international standards inorder to clarify the field of application of the Foreign Direct Investment Law. Within this scope:a) Foreign Investor is defined as :