Easily manage employment in Turkey (Türkiye)

Employees are entitled to paid time off equivalent to their tenure with an employer.- 1 – 5 years: 14 days- 6 – 14 years: 20 days- 15+ years: 26 daysEmployees aged 50 and above are automatically entitled to 20 days off annually, while workers engaged in underground activities (mining) are entitled to four days in addition to their basic holiday entitlement.

There are 14 public holidays observed annually.

Employees are entitled to sickness benefits after the third day on which an illness persists, paid by the social security office. Employers are not obligated to pay any sick pay for the first two days of an employee’s illness and can terminate workers after six weeks of sick leave.

Female employees are entitled to 16 weeks (18 week for multiple births) of paid maternity leave, starting eight weeks before delivery. If the employee dies during childbirth, any unused maternity leave entitlement will be transferred to her partner.In addition, after completing her maternity leave, an employee can request unpaid leave for half of her weekly working hours for a duration of:- 60 days – for the first birth- 120 days – for the second birth, and- 180 days – for the third or more births

Fathers are entitled to five days of paid maternity leave.

- Personal business leave: Employees are entitled to one three-day period of leave for the death of any immediate family member.- Marriage leave: Employees can take up to three days off to conduct their marriage rites.- Adoption: Adoptive parents of children under the age of three are entitled to eight weeks of paid leave, from the day their legal custody is established. In addition, such parents can request up to six months’ unpaid leave after adoption proceedings are finalised.