Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Turkey as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Turkey: Employers should take great care when handling overtime
Employers should take great care when handling overtime in Turkey, due to a number of recent Supreme Court Cases …
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Turkey: A new era of data protection
The Data Control Registry (VERBIS) was opened for business in October 1st2018 …
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Turkey: Any employee whose detention exceeds their notice period may be dismissed with just cause
What happens if, as is so common at the present time, an employee is unable to attend work because they have been arrested by the police? The answer is that under Article 25-IV of Labour Law 4857 any employee whose detention exceeds their notice period may be dismissed with just cause …
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Turkey: Men and women are paid equally?
The Turkish statistics agency, TURKSTAT, does not produce up to data pay data, perhaps just as well …
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Turkey/Russia: Partial lifting of visas agreed
The Russian Government has agreed to the lifting of visas for Turkish business visitors, truck drivers and service passport holders …
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Turkey: 5.6million self-employed workers in Q3 2017
In Q3 2017 there were 5 …
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Turkey: Normalizing the state of emergency
Although President Erdogan has ended the state of emergency, a security law has been rushed through parliament to effectively normalise its previous oppressive provisions …
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Turkey: Data protection law
Recent amendments to the country’s data protection law have centred on the adequacy of other privacy environments when transferring personal data abroad …
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Turkey: New tax amnesty law passed
A new tax amnesty law has been passed by the Turkish Assembly …
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Turkey: Membership of the European Union
The European Commission has once more recommended that Turkey should be denied membership of the European Union on human rights grounds …
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Turkey: Any claim for reinstatement will require mediation
Many employers remain confused about the new procedures for handling labour disputes introduced earlier this year …
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Turkey: Is Erdogan using imprisoned foreigners as bargaining chips
There are credible reports that the Turkish authorities are arresting innocent foreigners in the country in order to use them as bargaining chips to obtain extradition for those living in other countries whom they believe to be enemies of their state …
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Turkey: Regulation on employee inventions is now in force
A new regulation on employee inventions is now in force …
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Turkey: Dozens arrested for social media comments
Employers should warn all employees in the region, particularly those resident or visiting Turkey, not to make any adverse comments on the social media or other communications concerning the offensive by Turkey against the US-backed Kurdish militia …
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Turkey: New national minimum wage for 2018
The new national monthly minimum wage for 2018 is 2,029 liras (US$535) gross and 1,603 liras (US$423) net …
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