Recent Development
Within the scope of governmental measures in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the President of the Turkish Republic delivered
a speech on June 29, 2020 announcing the extension of the
short-term working allowance, as well as the termination
prohibition for employment agreements and unpaid leave, for an
additional month.
Accordingly, the Presidential Decisions No. 2706 and No. 2707
were published in the Official Gazette dated June 30, 2020, and
numbered 31171.
What Do the Presidential Decisions Say?
Prohibition of Termination and Unpaid Leave
According to the Law on Reducing the Effects of the Novel
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic on Economic and Social Life and the
Law on the Amendment of Certain Laws No. 7244, from April 17, 2020
until July 17, 2020, employers were prohibited from terminating any
kinds of employment or service agreements (i.e. labor service),
regardless of whether or not the agreement is covered by the Labor
Law,
