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A New Era in Working Life Introduced by Law No. 7578: Comprehensive Amendments to Maternity and Parental Leave Rights

A New Era in Working Life Introduced by Law No. 7578: Comprehensive Amendments to Maternity and Parental Leave Rights   The significant amendments directly affecting working life have entered into force through the Law No. 7578 on Amendments to the Social Services Law and Certain Other Laws (“Law”), published in the Official Gazette dated 01.05.2026 …

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NEW MOBBING LEGISLATION: CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS OF EMPLOYERS IN THE PREVENTION OF MOBBING

Çalışma hayatında çalışanların kişilik haklarını zedeleyebilecek ve işyerinin düzgün işleyişini aksatabilecek davranışların önlenmesi, çağdaş iş hukuku kapsamındaki temel koruma alanlarından birini oluşturmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, işyerinde psikolojik tacizin önlenmesine ilişkin idari politika, 6 Mart 2025 tarihli ve 32833 sayılı Resmi Gazete’de yayımlanan 2025/3 sayılı Cumhurbaşkanlığı Genelgesi ile yeniden yapılandırılmıştır. Söz konusu Genelgenin yürürlüğe girmesiyle, aynı konuda …

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LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW BULLETIN                         

Atty. Nil Merve Çelikbaş Şeker, L.LM. Labour and Social Security Law underwent a significant transformation throughout 2025. The increasing density of judicial precedents, individual application judgments of the Constitutional Court placing employee rights at the centre, and revisions observed in administrative regulations have collectively redrawn the contours of labour law practice. Particularly towards the end …

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THE RIGHT TO WEEKLY REST FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE TOURISM SECTOR

  As is well known, pursuant to the Labor Law No. 4857 (“Labor Law”), all employees are entitled to a weekly rest day. However, with Article 9 of the Law No. 7553 on the Amendment of Certain Laws and Decree Law No. 375 (“Law”), published in the Official Gazette dated 14 July 2025 and numbered …

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Communiqué Amending the Communiqué Regarding Decree No. 32 On the Protection Of The Value Of Turkish Currency

The Communiqué Amending the Communiqué Regarding Decree No. 32 On The Protection Of The Value Of Turkish Currency, Published In The Official Gazette No. 32833 Dated 06.03.2025 And Entering Into Force On Its Date Of Publication, Has Been Issued. Pursuant to Communiqué No. 2025-32/72, published in the Official Gazette No. 32833 dated March 6, 2025, …

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We are delighted to be a contributor for Chambers HR Internal Investigations Global Practice Guide.

On the Law and Practice of the Guide, our commentary on the HR Internal Investigations provides information relating to the full scope of an internal investigation, from initial steps, to interviews and fact-finding, protecting the parties and balancing their rights and obligations, procedural requirements and proof, and finally the handling of the outcome. Our commentary …

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The Supreme Court of Appeals Applied a High Appreciation Discount in the Annual Paid Leave Calculation of Senior Managers (General Managers)

In a decision of the 9th Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals, numbered 2024/6366 E. and 2024/9427 K., dated 04.06.2024, based on the calculation made by an expert, about a worker who works as a general manager (senior manager) and requests annual leave pay. It ruled that a 50% appreciation discount should be …

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The Law on the Rental of Houses for Tourism Purposes and Amendments to Certain Laws

The Law on the Rental of Houses for Tourism Purposes and Amendments to Certain Laws (“Law”) was published in the Official Gazette dated 02/11/2023 and numbered 32357. The amendments regarding the general principles regarding the rental of the houses for the tourism purposes, the issuance of permits, administrative sanctions and legislation to which houses rented …

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Decision on Increasing the Minimum Capital Amount for Joint Stock and Limited Liability Companies

In accordance with the Decision of the Presidency dated 24/11/2023 and numbered 7887 published in the Official Gazette numbered 32380 dated 25/11/2023 (‘Decision’), it has been decided to increase the minimum capital limit for Joint Stock Companies, Limited Liability Companies, and non-public Joint Stock Companies that have accepted the registered capital system, effective from January …

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Significant Amendment regarding the VERBIS Registration Obligation Terms

In accordance with the Personal Data Protection Board’s Decision dated 06/07/2023 and numbered 2023/1154 (“Decision”) published in the Official Gazette dated 25/07/2023; for data controllers whose main field of activity is not processing sensitive personal data, the annual financial balance sheet total limit subjected to the obligation to register with the Data Controllers Registry (“VERBİS”) …

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