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Turkey's Remote Work Regulation has been amended to explicitly address hybrid work arrangements, requiring employers to specify in employment contracts which days employees will work remotely versus on-site.

Turkey's Personal Data Protection Board has issued a landmark decision establishing strict boundaries on employer monitoring of corporate email accounts and workplace communications. The decision mandates graduated monitoring approaches, restricts content access to exceptional circumstances, and requires detailed privacy notices that go far beyond general information. Employers must now reassess their monitoring practices against proportionality principles while balancing legitimate business interests with

Yargıtay Hukuk Genel Kurulunun (“HGK”) 11 Şubat 2026 tarihli, 2025/3 E. ve 2026/58 K. sayılı kararı bahsi geçen hususların birlikte değerlendirildiği, özellikle “daha sıkı ilişkili hukuk” kavramına ışık tutulan bir uyuşmazlığa ilişkindir

The decision of the General Assembly of Civil Chambers of the Turkish Court of Cassation (“General Assembly”) dated 11 February 2026, (Case Number:2025/3, Decision Number 2026/58) concerns a dispute in which these factors were considered together and in particular, sheds light on the concept of the law more closely connected with the employment contract

Turkey's Social Security Institution does not automatically cover all prescription medications, even those approved and prescribed by doctors. This article examines the strict legal framework governing drug reimbursement, particularly for cancer treatments not included in official coverage lists. Through analysis of recent court decisions and regulatory requirements, it explores when and how patients can seek judicial intervention to obtain coverage for life-saving medications excluded from standard

This article examines the principal rules governing private-sector employment relationships in Turkey from the perspective of foreign-owned businesses and foreign employees. It considers contract types, probation, fixed-term employment, termination for valid and just cause, notice and severance, the job-security and reinstatement regime, work permits, post-employment non-compete obligations and the language of employment documentation.