Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye

Article 53: A. Right to collective labour agreement and collective agreement

PART TWO: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES › Chapter Three: Social and Economic Rights and Duties

Workers and employers have the right to conclude collective labour agreements in order to regulate reciprocally their economic and social position and conditions of work.

The procedure to be followed in concluding collective labour agreements shall be regulated by law.

Added paragraph: 23/7/1995, Law No. 4121, Art. 4; Repealed third paragraph: 7/5/2010, Law No. 5982, Art. 6

Repealed fourth paragraph: 7/5/2010, Law No. 5982, Art. 6

Added paragraph: 7/5/2010, Law No. 5982, Art. 6 Civil servants and other public servants have the right to conclude collective agreements.

Added paragraph: 7/5/2010, Law No. 5982, Art. 6 If a dispute arises during the conclusion of a collective agreement, the parties may apply to the Public Servants Arbitration Board. The decisions of the Public Servants Arbitration Board shall be final and shall have the force of a collective agreement.

Added paragraph: 7/5/2010, Law No. 5982, Art. 6 The scope of the right to collective agreement, its exceptions, the beneficiaries of collective agreements, the form, procedure and entry into force of collective agreements, the extension of the provisions of collective agreements to retirees, the formation of the Public Servants Arbitration Board, its working procedures and principles, and other matters shall be regulated by law.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 53 · A. Toplu iş sözleşmesi ve toplu sözleşme hakkı

İşçiler ve işverenler, karşılıklı olarak ekonomik ve sosyal durumlarını ve çalışma şartlarını düzenlemek amacıyla toplu iş sözleşmesi yapma hakkına sahiptirler.

Toplu iş sözleşmesinin nasıl yapılacağı kanunla düzenlenir.

(Ek fıkra: 23/7/1995-4121/4 md.; Mülga üçüncü fıkra: 7/5/2010-5982/6 md.)

(Mülga dördüncü fıkra: 7/5/2010-5982/6 md.)

(Ek fıkra: 7/5/2010-5982/6 md.) Memurlar ve diğer kamu görevlileri, toplu sözleşme yapma hakkına sahiptirler.

(Ek fıkra: 7/5/2010-5982/6 md.) Toplu sözleşme yapılması sırasında uyuşmazlık çıkması halinde taraflar Kamu Görevlileri Hakem Kuruluna başvurabilir. Kamu Görevlileri Hakem Kurulu kararları kesindir ve toplu sözleşme hükmündedir.

(Ek fıkra: 7/5/2010-5982/6 md.) Toplu sözleşme hakkının kapsamı, istisnaları, toplu sözleşmeden yararlanacaklar, toplu sözleşmenin yapılma şekli, usulü ve yürürlüğü, toplu sözleşme hükümlerinin emeklilere yansıtılması, Kamu Görevlileri Hakem Kurulunun teşkili, çalışma usul ve esasları ile diğer hususlar kanunla düzenlenir.

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

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