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Code on Private International and Procedural Law

Article 44: Actions concerning employment contracts and employment relationships

Part Two: International Civil Procedure › Chapter One: International Jurisdiction of Turkish Courts

(1) In disputes arising from an individual employment contract or employment relationship, the court of the place in Türkiye where the employee habitually carries out the work has jurisdiction. In actions brought by the employee against the employer, the Turkish courts of the employer's domicile or of the employee's domicile or habitual residence also have jurisdiction.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 44 · İş sözleşmesi ve iş ilişkisi davaları

(1) Bireysel iş sözleşmesinden veya iş ilişkisinden doğan uyuşmazlıklarda işçinin işini mutaden yaptığı işyerinin Türkiye’de bulunduğu yer mahkemesi yetkilidir. İşçinin, işverene karşı açtığı davalarda işverenin yerleşim yeri, işçinin yerleşim yeri veya mutad meskeninin bulunduğu Türk mahkemeleri de yetkilidir.

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

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