The Republic of Turkey lies partly in Asia and partly in Europe. Stretching over 780,580 square kilometers, Turkey consists of Asia Minor (Anatolia), eastern Thrace (Turkey in Europe), and offshore islands in the Aegean Sea. It lies at the crossroads of the Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East, and the eastern Mediterranean.
Turkey is an emerging market economy and is often classified as a newly industrialized country. The Turkish industry continues to grow regularly, thanks to its geopolitical position, its young and dynamic workforce, and State incentives for local and foreign investors. Turkish industry employs around 20% of the labor force. Its major industries are Automotive, Chemical, Construction, Technology & Electronics, Food Processing, Furniture & Decoration, Iron & Steel & Metallurgy, Textile & Apparel & Ready Wear, Packaging & Logistics, Defense, Energy & Natural Resources, Industrial Machinery & White Goods, Gold & Jewellery process.
*Please note that the official currency is the currency of remuneration when employed through WorkMotion in Turkey.
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The Republic of Turkey lies partly in Asia and partly in Europe. Stretching over 780,580 square kilometers, Turkey consists of Asia Minor (Anatolia), eastern Thrace (Turkey in Europe), and offshore islands in the Aegean Sea. It lies at the crossroads of the Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East, and the eastern Mediterranean.
Turkey is an emerging market economy and is often classified as a newly industrialized country. The Turkish industry continues to grow regularly, thanks to its geopolitical position, its young and dynamic workforce, and State incentives for local and foreign investors. Turkish industry employs around 20% of the labor force. Its major industries are Automotive, Chemical, Construction, Technology & Electronics, Food Processing, Furniture & Decoration, Iron & Steel & Metallurgy, Textile & Apparel & Ready Wear, Packaging & Logistics, Defense, Energy & Natural Resources, Industrial Machinery & White Goods, Gold & Jewellery process.
*Please note that the official currency is the currency of remuneration when employed through WorkMotion in Turkey.
Unless otherwise agreed in the employment contract or collective agreements, employee consent is required to work during national and public holidays. Work on national and public holidays is paid as an additional full one-day wage for each day worked.
The holidays mentioned below are valid for the year 2025.
In addition to the below holidays, the following dates are recognized as half-day holidays in 2025:
March 29: Ramazan Bayramı Eve
June 5: Kurban Bayramı Eve
October 28: Republic Day Eve
| January 1 | New Year’s Day | |
| March 30 - April 1 | Ramazan Bayramı Holiday (Eid al-Fitr) | Movable - As per Islamic Lunar Calendar |
| April 23 | Children’s Day | |
| May 1 | Labor Day | |
| May 19 | Youth and Sports Day | |
| June 6-9 | Kurban Bayramı Holiday (Eid al-Adha) | Movable - As per Islamic Lunar Calendar |
| July 15 | Democracy and National Solidarity Day | |
| August 30 | Victory Day | |
| October 29 | Republic Day |
The approximate time for sharing the contract with an employee in Turkey is 7 business days assuming no special requests or changes to our standard employment contract. Any such requests or changes would need to undergo internal and external review, directly leading to a time delay.
NOTE: This number is subject to change and is only an estimation of the Contract Sharing Time. The estimated Contract Sharing Time begins from the moment that WorkMotion has received all required information from both the client and the employee.
The employer’s contribution consists of 20.5% social security payment. The minimum monthly earnings used to calculate contributions are the gross legal monthly minimum wage. The maximum monthly earnings used to calculate contributions are 7.5 times the gross legal monthly minimum wage.
| Insurance Category | Premium Rate |
| Short-term insurance | 2% |
| Invalidity, Old-age, and Survivors Insurance | 11% |
| Universal Health Insurance | 7.5% |
| Unemployment Insurance | 2% |
| Employer’s total contribution to social insurance | 22.5% |
The maximum weekly working time is 45 hours. Unless decided otherwise, working time is divided equally by the number of weekdays worked at the establishment.
Through the agreement of the employer and the employee, the working time may be distributed over the days of the week in different ways, on the condition that the daily working time must not exceed 11 hours.
Work exceeding the 45-hour weekly maximum is classified as overtime work. The maximum overtime permitted per year is 270 hours.
Overtime work can only be performed with the consent of the employee and an employee is free to ask for time off in lieu of overtime pay.
Wages for each hour of overtime are remunerated at one and a half times the standard hourly rate. Where the weekly working hours are set below 45 hours, for work that exceeds the set time but is not more than 45 hours per week, each extra hour is remunerated at 1.25 times the normal hourly rate.
If the parties have agreed to include a trial clause in the employment contract, the duration of the trial term is not to exceed two months. The trial period may be extended up to four months by collective agreement.
During the trial term, the parties are free to terminate the employment contract without having to observe the notice period and without having to pay compensation.
The employee’s entitlement to wages and other rights for the days worked is reserved.
The applicable notice period is based on an employee’s period of service with the employer (regardless of the form of contract) and ranges between two and eight weeks:
| Period Served | Applicable Notice |
| Probation period (maximum 4 months) | None |
| Less than 6 months | 2 weeks |
| 6 months to less than 1.5 years | 4 weeks |
| 1.5 years to less than 3 years | 6 weeks |
| 3 years or more | 8 weeks |
The maximum weekly working time is 45 hours. Unless decided otherwise, working time is divided equally by the number of weekdays worked at the establishment.
Through the agreement of the employer and the employee, the working time may be distributed over the days of the week in different ways, on the condition that the daily working time must not exceed 11 hours.
Work exceeding the 45-hour weekly maximum is classified as overtime work. The maximum overtime permitted per year is 270 hours.
Overtime work can only be performed with the consent of the employee and an employee is free to ask for time off in lieu of overtime pay.
Wages for each hour of overtime are remunerated at one and a half times the standard hourly rate. Where the weekly working hours are set below 45 hours, for work that exceeds the set time but is not more than 45 hours per week, each extra hour is remunerated at 1.25 times the normal hourly rate.
If the parties have agreed to include a trial clause in the employment contract, the duration of the trial term is not to exceed two months. The trial period may be extended up to four months by collective agreement.
During the trial term, the parties are free to terminate the employment contract without having to observe the notice period and without having to pay compensation.
The employee’s entitlement to wages and other rights for the days worked is reserved.
The applicable notice period is based on an employee’s period of service with the employer (regardless of the form of contract) and ranges between two and eight weeks:
| Period Served | Applicable Notice |
| Probation period (maximum 4 months) | None |
| Less than 6 months | 2 weeks |
| 6 months to less than 1.5 years | 4 weeks |
| 1.5 years to less than 3 years | 6 weeks |
| 3 years or more | 8 weeks |
The employer’s contribution consists of 20.5% social security payment. The minimum monthly earnings used to calculate contributions are the gross legal monthly minimum wage. The maximum monthly earnings used to calculate contributions are 7.5 times the gross legal monthly minimum wage.
| Insurance Category | Premium Rate |
| Short-term insurance | 2% |
| Invalidity, Old-age, and Survivors Insurance | 11% |
| Universal Health Insurance | 7.5% |
| Unemployment Insurance | 2% |
| Employer’s total contribution to social insurance | 22.5% |
