Considering the huge impacts of the coronavirus on the economy
and business globally, we would like to give you a brief
information about the legal consequences of this pandemic in Turkey
from a Turkish employment law perspective. Please see below the
questionnaire prepared to guide the employers who have business in
Turkey, vis-à-vis their employees.
1. Which workplaces are obliged to be temporarily closed?
According to the Circular published by the Ministry of Interior
of Turkey on 16.03.2020, all theatres, cinemas, show centres,
concert halls, engagement/wedding halls, restaurant/cafés
with music or live performance, clubs, pubs, taverns, coffeehouses,
cafeterias, countryside gardens, hookah cafes, internet cafes,
playrooms, clubhouses, amusement parks, swimming pools, SPAs and
gyms are required to be temporarily closed.
