Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 395: I. Obligation to work in person

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter Six: Contracts of Service › Division One: General Contract of Service

Unless otherwise understood from the contract or the circumstances, the employee is obliged to perform personally the work undertaken.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 395 · I. Bizzat çalışma borcu

Sözleşmeden veya durumun gereğinden aksi anlaşılmadıkça, işçi yüklendiği işi bizzat yapmakla yükümlüdür.

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

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