Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 422: a. Duration

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

The employer is obliged to grant employees who have worked for at least one year paid annual leave of at least two weeks per year, and employees younger than eighteen and older than fifty at least three weeks.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 422 · a. Süresi

İşveren, en az bir yıl çalışmış olan işçilere yılda en az iki hafta ve onsekiz yaşından küçük işçiler ile elli yaşından büyük işçilere de en az üç hafta ücretli yıllık izin vermekle yükümlüdür.

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

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