*If a salary raise was implemented without any criteria in the last 2-3 years, this can be deemed as a workplace practice.

If collective dismissal takes place, the following procedure should be followed.

Çalışanların maaşlarına zam yapılması işverenin yönetim hakkı kapsamında olup, yerleşmiş bir işyeri uygulaması* veya herhangi bir işveren taahhüdü (örn. iş sözleşmesinde her sene artış olacağına dair hüküm) olmaması kaydıyla çalışanların maaşlarına zam yapılıp yapılmaması işverenin takdirindedir.

By the Constitutional Court Decision dated 17.06.2025 published in the Official Gazette dated 15.10.2025 ("Decision"), below articles of the Law on the Protection of the Value of Turkish Currency numbered 1567 ("Law") are annulled:

The Capital Markets Board's Principle Decision dated March 30, 2023 and numbered i-SPK.128.21 ("Decision") introduced amendments regarding the implementation of the Communiqué No. II-5.2 on the Sale of Capital Market Instruments.

Bu karar uyarınca, adi alacaklar bakımından 01.06.2024 tarihinden itibaren yasal faiz %24 olarak uygulanacaktır.

In 2010, Turkiye's Work Permit Directorate imposed a rule that in order for a Turkish employer to be eligible to sponsor a work permit, it must meet a 5:1 ratio of Turkish workers to foreign workers.

In case you are one of the data controllers listed below*, we would like to remind you that deadline for fulfilling the obligation to register with the Data Controller Registry, which is one of the obligations under the Law on Protection of Personal Data, ...

Therefore, it is important that economic enterprises belonging to associations, foundations and unions declare their data processing activities in Registry.

On 24 March 2026, the Personal Data Protection Authority (the "Authority") published the "Principle Decision on the Requirement for Explicit Consent Texts and Privacy Notices to be Prepared Separately...

International tax structuring in the Turkish market is evolving. What are the expectations for the future?

The Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled that certain provisions of the Consumer Protection Law and E-Commerce Law are unconstitutional, fundamentally altering the liability framework for e-commerce intermediary service providers.

With the Law on Amendment to Law on Protecting the Value of Turkish Currency and Certain Laws and Statutory Decree No. 635 published at the Official Gazette dated 24.07.2025, significant changes have been made to the notification clause of the Labor Law No. 4857 and such amendments have come into force on the day of publication.

Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu'nun 11.12.2021 tarihli duyurusu ve 2021/38 sayılı genelgesi ("Genelge") uyarınca Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumunca Elektronik Ortamda Yapılacak Tebligata İlişkin Yönetmelik...

Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı tarafından resmi internet sitesinde 05.01.2023 tarihinde yayınlanan Genelge (Sıra No:1) ile 01.01.2024 tarihinden itibaren çalışanlara ödenecek kıdem tazminatının yıllık tavan tutarı belirlenmiştir.

With the "Regulation Amending the Regulation on Payment Services and Electronic Money Issuance and Payment Service Providers" ("Regulation") published in the Official Gazette dated October 7, 2023 and numbered 32332...

Significant changes have been introduced in the procedures governing short-term residence permits in Turkey, particularly those based on property ownership.

The cancellation authority granted to the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office is regulated by Article 26 of the Industrial Property Law numbered 6769, and this provision will enter into force 7 years after the date of publication ...

Hiring a Foreign Nanny or Household Worker in Turkey

With the Communiqué (Communiqué No: 2024/2) Amending the Communiqué (Communiqué No: 2017/4) on Payments to be made by Joint Stock and Limited Liability Companies pursuant to Law No. 4054 published in the Official Gazette dated 01.10 2024 and numbered 32679.