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14.12.07, 16:03
The number of foreign workers employed in Turkey has increased significantly in recent years. According to data provided by the Labor and Social Security Ministry, over 1 million are illegal workers.
But working illegally in Turkey can have serious consequences: ranging from losing your job, fines of up to several thousand euros and even being deportation. We have put together the most important information to start your working life in Turkey in a risk-free fashion.
To get oneself informed in detail about all the regulations related to working in Turkey, foreigners can have a look at the Law on Work Permits of Foreigners (Law No. 4817). The full text version of the law and its related executive orders can be found in Turkish on the Labor and Social Security Ministry's website: http://www.csgb.gov.tr. However Mustafa Alp, a professor of labor and social law at İzmir's Dokuz Eylül University, was kind enough to cut through the bureaucratic red tape and provide a simple summary of the relevant regulations.
Different types of work permits
The employment and training of foreigners are "subject to prior permits," Alp says, citing the law. This means, he explains, that a foreigner has to arrange the work before beginning employment in Turkey.
He explains that there are four types of work permits: temporary, permanent, independent and exceptional. When applying for the first time, a temporary work permit can be given for the maximum duration of one year of employment. But it must be taken into account that this permit is restricted to a single profession and a single employer. After the year ends, the permit's validity may be extended for two further years with the same conditions. After this it may once again be extended for three years -- still in the same profession but with no requirement to stay with the same employer. After the foreigner has resided legally in Turkey continuously for at least eight years or has held a work permit for at least six years, he may be granted a permanent work permit. Foreigners who have resided legally in Turkey for a continuous period of at least five years or who will create at least 10 job positions specifically for Turks can be granted an independent work permit -- provided that the relevant public authorities and professional unions consider this employment as a contribution to the economy. Under Article 8 of Law No. 4817 certain categories of foreigners may be given exceptional work permits, which do not expire. This includes, for example, those who are or have been married to a Turkish citizen for at least three years, foreign investors and diplomats.
Alp also explains that foreigners filling key political and economic positions are also exceptions to the rule.
Furthermore, there are some people who are not required to obtain work permits for employment in Turkey, like foreign reporters, other members of the press and foreigners employed by Turkish ministries. "All in all, that means, specific circumstances should always be checked in each individual case," he concludes.
The bureaucratic process
Weiter hier:
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=129244&bolum=132
But working illegally in Turkey can have serious consequences: ranging from losing your job, fines of up to several thousand euros and even being deportation. We have put together the most important information to start your working life in Turkey in a risk-free fashion.
To get oneself informed in detail about all the regulations related to working in Turkey, foreigners can have a look at the Law on Work Permits of Foreigners (Law No. 4817). The full text version of the law and its related executive orders can be found in Turkish on the Labor and Social Security Ministry's website: http://www.csgb.gov.tr. However Mustafa Alp, a professor of labor and social law at İzmir's Dokuz Eylül University, was kind enough to cut through the bureaucratic red tape and provide a simple summary of the relevant regulations.
Different types of work permits
The employment and training of foreigners are "subject to prior permits," Alp says, citing the law. This means, he explains, that a foreigner has to arrange the work before beginning employment in Turkey.
He explains that there are four types of work permits: temporary, permanent, independent and exceptional. When applying for the first time, a temporary work permit can be given for the maximum duration of one year of employment. But it must be taken into account that this permit is restricted to a single profession and a single employer. After the year ends, the permit's validity may be extended for two further years with the same conditions. After this it may once again be extended for three years -- still in the same profession but with no requirement to stay with the same employer. After the foreigner has resided legally in Turkey continuously for at least eight years or has held a work permit for at least six years, he may be granted a permanent work permit. Foreigners who have resided legally in Turkey for a continuous period of at least five years or who will create at least 10 job positions specifically for Turks can be granted an independent work permit -- provided that the relevant public authorities and professional unions consider this employment as a contribution to the economy. Under Article 8 of Law No. 4817 certain categories of foreigners may be given exceptional work permits, which do not expire. This includes, for example, those who are or have been married to a Turkish citizen for at least three years, foreign investors and diplomats.
Alp also explains that foreigners filling key political and economic positions are also exceptions to the rule.
Furthermore, there are some people who are not required to obtain work permits for employment in Turkey, like foreign reporters, other members of the press and foreigners employed by Turkish ministries. "All in all, that means, specific circumstances should always be checked in each individual case," he concludes.
The bureaucratic process
Weiter hier:
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=129244&bolum=132