One of the rarest joys of living abroad is to visit home. In my case, home is Istanbul. Most of my friends and colleagues prefer vacationing in the exotic spots of the Mediterranean or travel thousands of miles just to relax and get into the mood to vacation. In contrast, …

Leaves without pay shall only be granted on either the employee’s or the employer’s demands and approval of the other party. Leave without pay shall only be granted upon mutual agreement of both parties. If a confined women requests in written form the employer must grant her up six month’s …

COMPANY DETAILS Employers Employers must set up a legal entity if they wish to employ staff. This could be either a branch company or a subsidiary company established in Turkey. Setting up Bank Accounts Necessary documents for bank account set up: –   Official  Publication  including  company  registration  details  (Articles  of …

Pension aganist incapacity to work with specific bases will be given to insured employees regarding the absenteeism to work due to health reasons providing that sick leave report is given by authorized healthcare organizations and the insured employee paid at least 90 days of premium for sickness insurance within the …

On the Tax Identification Number General Notice with serial no 4 published on the official gazette number 27588 dated May 22, 2010, it was set forth that foreigners who meet certain conditions are entitled to use tax identification numbers. As per article 8 of the Population Service Law 5490; ” …

Most of us come up with many unusual and creative ideas during the day but have hard time transforming them into concrete projects or include them in processes.  Some of us take notes and make an effort to make use of these new ideas, others easily forget them within the …

Turkey comes to mind as a beautiful destination for vacationing by the Mediterranean coast, indulging with delicious food and venturing the cultural sites by the Bosphorus and Sultanahmet in Istanbul or Ephesus in the West. Not many people would think of Turkey as the place to conduct global business meetings, …

WORK HOURS The working week for employees is 45 hours. This total is spread over a six-day week so as not to exceed seven and a half hours per day. MINIMUM WAGE The minimum wage as of 01st January – 30th  June 2010 is: TL Gross: 729,00      TL Net: 576,57  …

How many days should be the insurance period at the very least in order to obtain temporary incapacity to work as a result of the work accident? Temporary incapacity grant is paid within the framework of principles determined with the absences of insured parties based on their health problems.

Are you one of those Lost fans who followed the show diligently all 6 seasons? Were you disappointed by the finale that left us with many unanswered questions? Or did you think that the emotional ending with the final encounter summed up the philosophy of Lost? Maybe you are one …