Foreign citizens should obtain working permit granted by
Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services which is the
competent authority in accordance with the law, as a condition
precedent to work within the territory of Republic of Turkey. The
conditions and principles to obtain working permit have been set
forth at Code No: 6735 of Republic of Turkey on International
Labour Force.
- The Authority to take the
Working Permit Applications
In practise, working permit issuance process usually starts with
making the application for working permit to the Turkish Embassy,
Consulates and foreign representative offices located at the home
country o the Applicant. However, in case the foreign citizen has a
valid and at least 6 months duration of residency permit, the
working permit application could be made within Republic of Turkey
as an internal application. After making the application, all the
required documents package such as employment contract and diploma
shall
