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Labour Law No. 4857

Article 40: Half wages

Chapter Three: Wages

An employee who is unable to work or is not made to work due to the compelling reasons set out in subparagraphs (III) of Articles 24 and 25 shall be paid half wages for each day of this waiting period, up to one week.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 40 · Yarım ücret

24 ve 25 inci maddelerin (III) numaralı bentlerinde gösterilen zorlayıcı sebepler dolayısıyla çalışamayan veya çalıştırılmayan işçiye bu bekleme süresi içinde bir haftaya kadar her gün için yarım ücret ödenir.

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

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