Turkey: Employee Benefits & Compensation

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Severance pay represents the legal protection of the employee’s accumulated service and labor over the years. Although many employees know that they may have a right to severance pay, the practical answer to how this right is acquired, calculated, protected, and collected is often misunderstood. A mistake at the resignation, settlement, mediation, or litigation stage may lead to serious loss of rights.

Türkiye has enacted comprehensive employment law reforms that significantly expand family leave entitlements and introduce strict child protection measures in workplaces where children are regularly present. The changes include extended maternity and paternity leave periods, new foster parent leave provisions, mandatory criminal record checks for employees in child-focused sectors, and financial incentives for hiring individuals raised under state protection.

Resignation means that the employee terminates the employment contract voluntarily. However, under Turkish employment law, resignation is not treated merely as a simple statement that the employee has left the job.

4857 sayılı İş Kanunu’nun 109 no.lu maddesi hemen hemen bir (1) sene önce değişti. Bu değişiklik ile özellikle de belirli belgelerin çalışanlara kayıtlı e-posta (KEP) ile gönderilebileceği kesinleşmiş oldu.

Law No. 7578 on the Amendment of the Social Services Law and Certain Other Laws (“Amendment Law”), published in the Official Gazette dated 1 May 2026 and numbered 33240, introduced numerous regulations aimed at the protection of children, strengthening family-based care models, supporting working mothers, and enhancing social protection mechanisms for children.

Article 109 of the Labour Code No. 4857 was amended just under one (1) year ago. This amendment confirmed, in particular, that certain documents may be sent to employees via registered email (KEP).