Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 413: II. Work tools and materials

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

Unless otherwise agreed or there is a local custom to the contrary, the employer is obliged to provide the employee with the tools and materials necessary for the work.

If the employee, by agreement with the employer, allocates his or her own tools or materials to the performance of the work, the employer is obliged to pay the employee appropriate compensation therefor, unless otherwise agreed or there is a local custom to the contrary.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 413 · II. İş araç ve malzemeleri

Aksine anlaşma veya yerel âdet yoksa, işveren işçiye bu iş için gerekli araçları ve malzemeyi sağlamakla yükümlüdür.

İşçi işverenle anlaşarak kendi araç veya malzemesini işin görülmesine özgülerse, aksi anlaşmada kararlaştırılmadıkça veya yerel âdet bulunmadıkça işveren, bunun için işçiye uygun bir karşılık ödemekle yükümlüdür.

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

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