Key Updates Under Turkish Labour Law In 2025

ADMINISTRATIVE FINES TO BE APPLIED ACCORDING TO LABOUR LAW NO. 4857

ARTICLE OF LAW

OBLIGATION

PENALTY AMOUNT

EXPLANATIONS

Article 3/1 –

Declaring the establishment

Violating the obligation to notify the workplace

2.322 TRY

For each worker in this situation

Article 3/2 -

Declaring the establishment

Declaring sub-contracting as collusive

241.043 TRY

Separately imposed for the main employer, sub-contractor or their representatives who notified the workplace as collusive.

Article 5 -

Principle of equal treatment

Behaving against the principle of equal treatment of workers

2.017 TRY

For each worker in this situation

Article 7 -

Temporary employment relationship

Employing temporary workers in violation of the principles and obligations stipulated in the Article

3.375 TRY

For each worker in this situation

Article 7/2 subparagraph (f) - Establishment of a temporary employment relationship through a private employment agency in the event that the average production capacity of goods and services of the enterprise increases unpredictably and to the extent that requires the establishment of a temporary employment relationship

Violation of Article 7, paragraph 2, subparagraph f

13.500 TRY

Four times the penalty Article 99/1-b

Article 8 -

Definition and form of the employment agreement

Failure to provide a written document stating the content of the employment agreement

2.017 TRY

For each worker in this situation

Article 14 -

On-call and remote working

Violating the provisions on on-call and remote working

2.017 TRY

For each worker in this situation

Article 28 –

Certificate of employment

Failure to provide a Certificate of Employment to the employee who leaves the job, writing false information on the document

2.017 TRY

For each worker in this situation

Article 29 -

Collective dismissal

Dismissal of labour in violation of the provisions of the article

7.924 TRY

For each worker in this situation

Article 30 -

Obligation to employ disabled and ex-convicts

Failure to employ disabled and ex-convicts in accordance with the Article

30.081 TRY

For each disabled person and ex-convict not employed and for each month not employed

Article 32 -

Fee and remuneration

Wilfully not paying or underpaying the wage, wage arising from this law or collective labour agreement or labour agreement

2.179 TRY

For each worker in this situation and for each month

Article 32 -

Fee and remuneration

Failure to pay wages, salaries, bonuses, bonuses and all kinds of rations of this nature to the bank account specially opened although it is obliged to do so

2.179 TRY

For each worker in this situation and for each month

Article 37 -

Wage statement

Failure to issue a wage statement

7.924 TRY

Article 38 -

Wage deduction penalty

To impose unlawful wage deductions or not to notify the reason and account of the deduction

7.924 TRY

Article 39 -

Minimum wage

Not paying or underpaying the minimum wage

2.179 TRY

For each worker in this situation and for each month

Article 41-

Overtime wage

Not paying the wages for overtime work, not allowing the worker to use the free time he/she deserves within six months, not obtaining the approval of the worker for overtime work.

3.837 TRY

For each worker in this situation

Article 52 -

Documentation of percentages

Failure to give the document related to the percentage to the representative in workplaces where the percentage method is applied

7.924 TRY

Article 56 -

Application of annual paid leave

Unlawfully dividing annual paid leave

3.837 TRY

For each worker in this situation

Article 57 -

Remuneration during annual leave

Paying or underpaying the annual leave fee in violation of the law

3.837 TRY

For each worker in this situation

Article 59 –

Annual leave pay upon the termination of the agreement

Not paying annual leave to the employee whose agreement is terminated

3.837 TRY

For each worker in this situation

Article 60 -

Regulations on authorisations

Failure to use or incomplete use of annual leave in violation of the main procedures of the annual leave regulation

3.837 TRY

For each worker in this situation

Article 63 -

Working time

Failure to comply with working hours and the provisions of the relevant regulations

21.213 TRY

Article 64 -

Compensatory work

Failure to comply with compensatory work procedures

3.837 TRY

For each worker in this situation

Article 68 –

Rest Breaks

Failure to apply the rest break

21.213 TRY

Article 69 -

Night hours and night work

Making workers work more than 7.5 hours at night, not changing night and day shifts

21.213 TRY

Article 71 –

Working age and prohibition of child labour

Violating the age and prohibition of child labour

21.213 TRY

Article 72 -

Prohibition of underground and underwater labour

Failure to comply with the prohibition of ground and underwater labour

21.213 TRY

Article 73 -

Prohibition of night work

To employ children and young people at night or to act contrary to the provisions of the relevant regulations

21.213 TRY

Article 74 -

Maternity leave and nursing leave

Not to employ the female worker or not to give unpaid leave during the pre and postnatal periods

21.213 TRY

Article 75 –

Personnel file

Failure to organise the employee personnel file

21.213 TRY

Article 76 -

Regulations

Opposing the regulations on working hours

21.213 TRY

Article 92/2 -

Competent authorities and officials

Failure to appear when summoned, failure to give statements and information, failure to bring and show the necessary documents and evidence, failure of Labour Inspectors

Failure to show them all kinds of convenience in order to perform their duties stipulated in Article 92/1 and failure to fulfil their orders and requests in this regard without delay.

192.838 TRY

Article 96/1-
Responsibility of the employee and the employer

Suggestions by employers to workers whose testimony and information is sought, forcing them to conceal or change the truth, or abusive behaviour towards them upon their giving testimony to the relevant authorities

192.838 TRY

Article 107/2 -

Violation of the provisions on the supervision and inspection of working conditions

Preventing Labour Inspectors from performing and finalising their inspection and audit duties.

192.838 TRY