Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Labour Law No. 4857

Article 47: Public holiday wage

Chapter Three: Wages

Employees working at workplaces within the scope of this Law shall, if they do not work on days recognised by law as national holidays and public holidays, be paid the full wage for that day without any work in return, and, if they work instead of taking the holiday, they shall additionally be paid one day's wage for each day worked.

At workplaces where the percentage system is applied, employees' wages for national holidays and public holidays shall be paid to the employee by the employer.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 47 · Genel tatil ücreti

Bu Kanun kapsamına giren işyerlerinde çalışan işçilere, kanunlarda ulusal bayram ve genel tatil günü olarak kabul edilen günlerde çalışmazlarsa, bir iş karşılığı olmaksızın o günün ücretleri tam olarak, tatil yapmayarak çalışırlarsa ayrıca çalışılan her gün için bir günlük ücreti ödenir.

Yüzde usulünün uygulandığı işyerlerinde işçilerin ulusal bayram ve genel tatil ücretleri işverence işçiye ödenir.

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

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