Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 459: I. Special notice period

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter Six: Contracts of Service › Division Two: Commercial Traveller's Contract A. Definition and formation

If the commission constitutes at least one fifth of the fixed wages and is subject to significant seasonal fluctuations, the employer may terminate the contract of a commercial traveller who has continued to work for him since the end of the previous season by observing a notice period of two months during the new season.

Under the same conditions, the commercial traveller may also terminate the contract, by observing a notice period of two months, towards an employer who employed him until the end of the previous season and continues to employ him thereafter, during the period until the beginning of the next season.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 459 · I. Özel fesih süresi

Komisyon, sabit ücretin en az beşte birini oluşturuyor ve önemli mevsimlik dalgalanmalardan etkileniyorsa işveren, bir önceki mevsimin sona ermesinden beri kendisiyle çalışmaya devam eden pazarlamacının sözleşmesini, yeni mevsim sırasında iki aylık fesih süresine uyarak feshedebilir.

Aynı koşullar altında pazarlamacı da, kendisini bir önceki mevsim sonuna kadar çalıştırmış ve bundan sonra da çalıştırmaya devam eden işverene karşı, bir sonraki mevsimin başlamasına kadar olan dönemde, iki aylık fesih süresine uyarak sözleşmeyi feshedebilir.

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

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