Is there a law to protect whistleblowers? If so, which law?
There is no specific piece of legislation in Turkey that
regulates whistleblowing. Having said that, the concepts of
"disclosing wrongdoing," "reporting faulty
behaviors," and "leniency processes," among others,
are regulated under various pieces of legislation in Turkey, as
follows:
- Turkey ratified the United Nations Convention against
Corruption on 9 November 2006, which calls for the adoption of
national legislation to combat the unjustified treatment of
whistleblowers who report to the competent authorities. However, no
specific national law on whistleblowing procedures has been adopted
in Turkey yet.
- Turkey also ratified the ILO's Termination of the
Employment Convention numbered C158 on 4 January 1995, which
provides that the filing of a complaint or the participation in
proceedings against an employer for violation of laws or
regulations or recourse should not constitute valid reasons
