Turkey: Employment Litigation/ Tribunals

Labour law, in harmony with its historical development, is not merely a normative system but also a dynamic field of practice.

Overtime pay is a critical legal indicator of how the employer organizes working time and whether the employee’s labor is properly compensated. For this reason, although overtime often appears to be only a matter of wage calculation, it is in fact closely related to the balance of the employment relationship, the burden of proof, and the basis of potential future disputes.

Notice pay is a compensation item with a primary function to place the termination process within a legal framework and to protect the parties against the consequences of abrupt terminations. From the employee’s perspective, sudden termination by the employer may result in loss of income and unemployment risk.

Rekabet etmeme borcu, işçinin işverene karşı olan sadakat borcunun bir türüdür. İşçi, iş sözleşmesinin devamı süresince işverenle rekabet etmemeyi sadakat borcu kapsamında üstlenmektedir.

The duty not to compete is a type of loyalty obligation owed by the employee to the employer. The employee undertakes not to compete with the employer during the term of the employment contract as part of their loyalty obligation.

Yargıtay İçtihatları Birleştirme Büyük Genel Kurulu'nun ("Kurul") 2023/1 esas numaralı ve 13.06.2025 tarihli kararında ("Karar"), rekabet yasağına ilişkin davalarda görevli mahkemenin asliye ticaret...

This newsletter provides a summary of the recent legal developments in relation to employment matters in Türkiye.

Duyurumuz, 10/02/2024 tarihinde Resmî Gazete'de yayımlanan Yargıtay 9. HD'nin 2023/17941 Esas ve 2023/17336 Karar numaralı kararına ilişkindir.

İş akdi neticesinde işçi ve işveren arasında kurulan ilişki, özünde iş görme ve ücret ödeme esaslarına dayanıyor ise de bu durum işçi ve işveren sıfatları nezdinde farklılıklar barındırmaktadır.