Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 402: b. Overtime pay

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

The employer is obliged to pay the employee, for overtime work, the normal wage increased by at least fifty percent.

With the consent of the employee, the employer may, instead of paying overtime wages, grant leave at an appropriate time proportionate to the overtime worked.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 402 · b. Fazla çalışma ücreti

İşveren, fazla çalışma için işçiye normal çalışma ücretini en az yüzde elli fazlasıyla ödemekle yükümlüdür.

İşveren, işçinin rızasıyla fazla çalışma ücreti yerine, uygun bir zamanda fazla çalışmayla orantılı olarak izin verebilir.

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

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