Business in Turkey

Yes! Labor legislation of Turkey is applicable to Turkish citizens and foreign employees alike. Also, the Turkish Constitution contains provisions concerning equality, and guarantees the right to social security for everyone. Anyone who are working against wage under an employment contract and paying their social security premiums will be entitled …

Starting from 2018, income tax rate that applied to 3rd taxable income bracket will be increased from 27% to 30%.  In a press conference held for introducing Turkey’s “Medium Term Program,” Finance Minister Naci Ağbal announced some tax hikes and revision in income tax tariff to be applied within the …

Nature of works that can be permitted for subcontractors and conditions of establishing subcontractor relation is arranged in Labor Law 4857, Article 2/6-7) and Subcontractor Regulation. Works permitted for subcontractors  As a rule, the auxiliary works related to the production of goods and services or in a certain section of …

Subcontractor can simply be defined as an individual or a firm who contracts (undertakes) to perform the part of another company’s work. The work that is undertaken by the subcontractor is generally an auxiliary task requiring technological skill, or the work meeting the operational requirements of a main employer. Subcontractor …

When the employees who are working against wage under an employment contract leave the employment (termination of employment contract), SSI/SGK should be informed by filling the form online in its website within 10 days as of the leaving the date. (Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Law No. 5510, article …

No! No obligation of workplace shut down notification is specified in the Law. Also, there is no penal provision regarding the matter. In case there is no mobility in SSI’s e declaration  system the Institution removes the workplace out of the scope of Law No 5510 (Social Insurance and General …

In case the work, due to its nature, has to be carried on continuously employees can be engaged successive or rotating shifts. Labor Law 4857 and related regulations stipulates some restrictions on night working.

Employer’s obligation to get the employee’s consent for over time at the beginning of each year is removed by the change on “Regulation on Overtime and Extra Hours”. As is known it was necessary for the employer to obtain employee’s overtime consent at the beginning of every year. In practice …

According to the amendments on Paid Annual Leave Regulation issued in Official Journal No.30158, dated 18 August 2017; Annual vacation periods may be used in segments by mutual consent, provided that one of the segments cannot be less than 10 days.  For employees of subcontractor; in case the employee continues …

New starters must be notified to the SSI by submitting a notice of employment. The declaration (insurance holder employment report) should be submitted online to the authorities one day before the start date at the latest. In case of any delay employer will be liable to administrative fine. However, there …