Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye

Article 128: 1. General principles

PART TWO: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER TWO: Executive 1. President of the Republic

The fundamental and permanent functions required by the public services that the State, State economic enterprises and other public legal persons are assigned to perform in accordance with the principles of general administration shall be carried out by public servants and other public employees.

The qualifications of public servants and other public employees, procedures governing their appointments, duties and powers, their rights and obligations, salaries and allowances, and other matters related to their status shall be regulated by law. Added sentence: 7/5/2010, Law No. 5982, Art. 12 However, the provisions of collective agreements concerning financial and social rights are reserved.

The procedure and principles governing the training of senior administrators shall be specially regulated by law.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 128 · 1. Genel ilkeler

Devletin, kamu iktisadi teşebbüsleri ve diğer kamu tüzelkişilerinin genel idare esaslarına göre yürütmekle yükümlü oldukları kamu hizmetlerinin gerektirdiği asli ve sürekli görevler, memurlar ve diğer kamu görevlileri eliyle görülür.

Memurların ve diğer kamu görevlilerinin nitelikleri, atanmaları, görev ve yetkileri, hakları ve yükümlülükleri, aylık ve ödenekleri ve diğer özlük işleri kanunla düzenlenir. (Ek cümle: 7/5/2010-5982/12 md.) Ancak, malî ve sosyal haklara ilişkin toplu sözleşme hükümleri saklıdır.

Üst kademe yöneticilerinin yetiştirilme usul ve esasları, kanunla özel olarak düzenlenir.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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