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Antalya is a city that employs both foreign and local workers heavily across the tourism, healthcare, real estate, and technology sectors. Disputes frequently arise between employee and employer at the stages of forming, maintaining, and above all ending the employment relationship. Our team, serving as labour lawyers in Antalya, stands beside both employees seeking to protect their rights and employers wishing to meet their obligations in accordance with the law.

Reinstatement claims, severance and notice pay entitlements, overtime and annual leave disputes, the drafting and review of employment contracts, and allegations of mobbing and discrimination are among the most frequent matters we handle. Turkish labour law grants a foreigner employed under a work permit the same protections as a Turkish worker; we assess each case on its own merits and, from the mediation stage that is mandatory in most labour disputes through to the labour court, identify together the path with the strongest legal foundation.

Services we offer

  • Reinstatement claims and termination disputes under job security
  • Calculation, collection, and litigation of severance and notice pay
  • Determining and claiming overtime, annual leave, and unpaid wage entitlements
  • Employment contract drafting and review for foreign and local employees and employers
  • Management of employment and termination processes linked to work permits
  • Legal action against workplace mobbing, discrimination, and harassment
  • Drafting and disputes over non-compete clauses
  • Conducting the mandatory mediation process and representation before the labour court

How we work

We begin every case by reviewing documents such as the employment contract, payslips, entry and exit records, and the termination notice, and clarify the employee's actual seniority, wage, and accrued entitlements. We carefully conduct the mediation stage, which is a mandatory pre-litigation step in most individual labour disputes, and negotiate settlement terms where a resolution serves the client's interest. When no settlement is reached, we file proceedings before the Antalya Labour Court and, for items such as leave and overtime where the burden of proof rests largely with the employer, build the evidentiary strategy accordingly. Our clients are kept informed throughout in their own language, and we stand by them at every decision point.

Frequently asked questions

Am I covered by job security and can I file a reinstatement claim?+
A reinstatement claim may be filed where an employee working under an indefinite-term contract, with a certain seniority, at a workplace employing a certain number of workers, is dismissed without a valid reason being shown. Within the statutory period from service of the termination notice (generally one month), the matter first goes to mandatory mediation and, if no settlement is reached, to the labour court.
As a foreign employee, am I entitled to severance and notice pay?+
Yes. A foreigner working under a work-permit-based employment contract governed by Turkish law enjoys the same protections as a Turkish worker with respect to severance and notice pay. Severance pay is calculated on the last gross 'dressed' wage for each full year worked; in certain cases such as resignation, however, no severance entitlement generally arises.
Can I claim payment for annual leave I did not use?+
Regardless of the reason the employment contract ends, the pay for unused annual leave days must be settled on the final wage. Under settled practice the burden of proving that leave was granted rests with the employer, and it must be shown by signed leave records rather than witness testimony alone; where no such records exist, the court rules in the employee's favour.

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