A number of international businesses operate in Türkiye,
and as these foreign businesses expand, so does the need for more
foreign employees.
There are certain permissions that need to be obtained for
foreign employees employed by foreign investors in our country. As
a generic note, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security is the
competent authority for regulating the working conditions of the
foreign employees.
The Foreign Direct Investment Law No. 4875 was enacted in 2003
to encourage foreign investments to operate in Türkiye, to
protect foreign investors' rights, to comply with international
standards, and to increase foreign investments.
To facilitate the employment of foreign nationals within the
scope of this law, the provisions of the Regulation on Employment
of Foreign Personnel in Foreign Direct Investments
("Regulation") serve as a guide. However, for the
provisions of the Regulation to be implemented, (i) the investment
must be a special foreign
