Business in Turkey

Based on the law no 7244 introduced to combat Covid-19’s impacts on the labor, there have been a lot changes to the business life in Turkey. One of these changes is the employer’s control over assigning unpaid leave on its workers. There is a new code to define the missing …

Within the scope of combating the negative effects of the Covid-19 outbreak on business life, new measures have been enacted into law in Turkey. The Law on the Amendment of the Law on the Reduction of the Effects of the New Coronary Infection (Covid-19) on Economic and Social Life ”, …

Many of the companies that apply for short term work, who are unable to come to work or who have workers in quarantine, will have a half wage for the first time this month. How to payroll this half wage? How will the premium day be determined? Will the week …

Short term work allowance is one of the most important issues on the labor law agenda in Turkey as the pandemic intensifies. Short-term work allowance has been in the Turkish Labor Law for a long time but the need for application has arisen recently. The next question is: how will …

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 …