Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 440: 1. Death of the employee

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

The contract shall end automatically upon the death of the employee. The employer shall be obliged to make a payment to the surviving spouse and minor children of the employee or, in their absence, to the persons whom the employee was obliged to support, counting from the day of death, in an amount equal to one month's wages, or two months' wages if the service relationship has lasted more than five years.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 440 · 1. İşçinin ölümü

Sözleşme, işçinin ölümüyle kendiliğinden sona erer. İşveren, işçinin sağ kalan eşine ve ergin olmayan çocuklarına, yoksa bakmakla yükümlü olduğu kişilere, ölüm gününden başlayarak bir aylık; hizmet ilişkisi beş yıldan uzun bir süre devam etmişse, iki aylık ücret tutarında bir ödeme yapmakla yükümlüdür.

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

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