Turkey: Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Understanding severance pay entitlements under Turkish employment law requires navigating complex conditions around service duration, termination reasons, wage calculations, and mandatory mediation procedures. This comprehensive guide examines the legal framework governing severance pay in Turkey, including calculation methods, statutory ceilings, common pitfalls in resignation and settlement agreements, and the litigation process that employees and employers must follow to protect their rights.

This legal brief examines the complex interplay between criminal proceedings and employment contracts under Turkish Labor Law No. 4857, analyzing how detention, arrest, and imprisonment affect termination rights and compensation obligations. The analysis distinguishes between different legal grounds for dismissal—including moral violations, force majeure, and custody-specific provisions—and clarifies when employers must pay severance and notice compensation.

The Turkish Constitutional Court has issued a significant ruling on the principal employer and subcontractor regulations in reinstatement lawsuits, marking a new era in employment law. This decision fundamentally impacts how employment relationships are structured and how reinstatement cases will be handled moving forward. Legal practitioners and employers must understand the implications of this constitutional court cancellation decision.

Türk İş Hukuku'nda fesih, işçi ve işverenin birlikte yürüttükleri iş ilişkisinin sona ermesi anlamına gelmektedir. İşçi, işten ayrılmak istediğinde istifa edebilir.

İlgili kişinin veri sorumlusu bünyesinde şirket müdürü olarak çalışmakta iken iş akdinin haksız şekilde sonlandırıldığı, veri sorumlusuna ait sosyal medya hesabında...

Bu yazımızda, İş Kanunu'nun 29. maddesi uyarınca toplu işten çıkarma prosedüründen bahsedeceğiz.

These two situations are evaluated, below.

Karar 9 Mayıs 2019 tarihinde Resmi Gazete'de yayımlandı.

The decision was promulgated on the Official Gazette on May 9, 2019.