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Temporary Work Permits Unless stipulated by bilateral or multilateral agreements to which Turkey is party, temporary work permits are issued by the Labor Ministry for the duration of up to one year. In doing so, the ministry considers the overall situation of the labor market, developments in the work environment, …

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 …

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; ” …

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  …

Ramazan Çanakkaleli The matter of incurring debt for maternity which is frequently discussed nowadays has been set forth by Social Security Institution under the law no.5510 first and afterwards a circular and a communiqué have been issued to define the enforcement of the said law. The circular and the communiqué …

İbrahim Işıklı There are problems, especially, while declaring an employee, winning the reemployment lawsuit, to Social Security Institution (SGK). If the court has already decided to reemploy the employee, following issues would be matters of debate: · Unless the employee applies for a job within 10 days, cancellation would be …

In economy supplement of Habertürk newspaper of last Saturday,  news about the effect of resolution of the Constitutional Court on taxation of wages and right of action on returning of taxes overpaid was communicated widely. However, when I read the explanations of miscellaneous persons, especially of non -judiciary persons, I …

The rights ensured through law, contracts and workplace procedure should be claimed within the legal period. If not, the problem of statutory limitations will arise for the employee. Statutory limitation stands for the maximum time for the right to claim due wages after which the case will not qualify for …

Resul Kurt Each year in January and July, some changes are made in parameters that are related to professional life. In January 2010, there have been changes in several parameters as well…

General Communiqué on Income Tax no 273 was issued in the Official Gazette dated 29.12.2009 no 27477. In accordance with the Communiqué, as of 01.01.2010, the figures will be as follows: