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Labour Law No. 4857

Additional Article 3: Limitation period

Chapter Nine: Miscellaneous, Transitional and Final Provisions

Added: 12/10/2017, Law No. 7036, Art. 15

Provided that they arise from an employment contract, and irrespective of the law to which they are subject, the limitation period for annual leave pay and for the compensation items listed below shall be five years.

a) Severance pay.

b) Compensation arising from the termination of the employment contract without complying with the notice requirement.

c) Bad faith compensation.

d) Compensation arising from the termination of the employment contract without complying with the principle of equal treatment.

Original Turkish text

EK MADDE 3 · Zamanaşımı süresi

(Ek: 12/10/2017-7036/15 md.)

İş sözleşmesinden kaynaklanmak kaydıyla hangi kanuna tabi olursa olsun, yıllık izin ücreti ve aşağıda belirtilen tazminatların zamanaşımı süresi beş yıldır.

a) Kıdem tazminatı.

b) İş sözleşmesinin bildirim şartına uyulmaksızın feshinden kaynaklanan tazminat.

c) Kötüniyet tazminatı.

d) İş sözleşmesinin eşit davranma ilkesine uyulmaksızın feshinden kaynaklanan tazminat.

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

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