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Labour Law No. 4857

Article 59: Leave wage upon termination of the contract

Chapter Three: Wages

Where the employment contract terminates for any reason, the wage for the annual leave periods that the employee has earned but not used shall be paid to the employee or to his or her successors in title on the basis of the wage at the date of termination of the contract. The limitation period relating to this wage starts from the date of termination of the employment contract.

Where the employment contract is terminated by the employer, the notice period specified in Article 17 and the job-search leave that must be granted to the employee pursuant to Article 27 may not overlap with annual paid leave periods.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 59 · Sözleşmenin sona ermesinde izin ücreti

İş sözleşmesinin, herhangi bir nedenle sona ermesi halinde işçinin hak kazanıp da kullanmadığı yıllık izin sürelerine ait ücreti, sözleşmenin sona erdiği tarihteki ücreti üzerinden kendisine veya hak sahiplerine ödenir. Bu ücrete ilişkin zamanaşımı iş sözleşmesinin sona erdiği tarihten itibaren başlar.

İşveren tarafından iş sözleşmesinin feshedilmesi halinde 17 nci maddede belirtilen bildirim süresiyle, 27 nci madde gereğince işçiye verilmesi zorunlu yeni iş arama izinleri yıllık ücretli izin süreleri ile iç içe giremez.

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

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