Work Permit

Types of Work Permit 

A. Temporary Work Permit Indefinite Work Permit Independent Work Permit
B. Turquoise Card 

Application Types 

Domestic Application 
It is made for foreigners who are in country and have a valid residence permit for at least six (6) months. In this case, the foreigner T.C. starting with 99. It has a Foreigner Identity Number. 

Application Abroad 
In case the foreigner does not have a residence permit, T.R. They go to the foreign representative office and applie for a work visa. It has a 16-digit reference number that will be given to it from there. 

Extension Application 

In order to extend the duration of a work permit given by the Ministry; It is necessary to apply for an extension before the expiry of the permit, provided that it takes a maximum of two months backwards from the expiry date of the current work permit. Applications for extension of time made after the expiry of the work permit are evaluated subject to the procedures and principles of the first application. 

After a one-year legal working period, in case the extension application to be made according to Article 7 of the Law No. 6735 is evaluated positively, a work permit can be granted for a maximum of two years in the first extension application and up to a maximum of three years in the subsequent extension applications, depending on the same employer. 

Applications made to work with a different employer are evaluated subject to the procedures and principles of the first application. 

The request for the extension of the work permit is made electronically via e-government as in the first application. 

Professions and Duties Limited to Turkish Citizens by Laws and Prohibited to Work by Foreigners 

​1. Dentistry, dentistry, nursing. (According to the Law on the Practice of Medicine and Medical Arts) 
2. Pharmacy (in accordance with the Law on Pharmacists and Pharmacies) 
3. Veterinary Medicine (According to the Law on the Formation of the Veterinary Medical Association and its Chambers and their Jobs) 
4. Responsible director in private hospitals (in accordance with the Private Hospitals Law) 5. Attorneyship (According to the Attorneyship Law)
6. Notary Public (According to the Notary Law)
7. Private security officer (Law No. 5188 on Private Security Services, Art. 10) 
8. Fish, oyster, mussel, sponge, pearl, coral export, scuba diving, foraging, piloting, captaincy, engineering, clerk, crew, etc. within the territorial waters. (According to the Cabotage Law) 
9. Customs consultancy (in accordance with Article 227 of the Customs Law No. 4458) 
10. Tourist guiding (in accordance with Article 3 of the Tourist Guiding Profession Law No. 6326) 

The Evaluation Criteria that Applicant Workplaces and Foreigners must meet for Work Permit Requests of Foreigners Determined Pursuant to Article 13 of the Implementing Regulation of the Law on Work Permits of Foreigners, which is still in force in accordance with the fourth paragraph of the Temporary Article 1 of the International Labor Law No. 6735; 

1. In the workplace for which a work permit is requested, at least five T.C. Employment of citizens is mandatory. If the foreigner requesting a permit is a company partner, the employment requirement for five persons is sought for the last six months of the one-year work permit to be given by the Ministry. If a work permit is requested for more than one foreigner at the same workplace, five T.R. Citizen employment will be sought. 
2. The paid-in capital of the workplace must be at least 100,000 TL or its gross sales must be at least 800,000 TL or the last year's export amount must be at least 250,000 USD. 
3. Article 2 shall not be applied in the permit requests of foreigners who will work in associations and foundations, and articles 1 and 2 shall not be applied in the evaluation of work permit applications of foreigners who will work in the Turkish representations of foreign state airlines, education sector and domestic services. 
4. The foreign partner of the company requesting permission must have at least 20 percent of the capital, not less than 40,000 TL. 
5. The amount of monthly wage declared to be paid to the foreigner by the employer must be at a level compatible with the foreigner's duty and competence. Accordingly, taking into account the minimum wage in force as of the date of application, the minimum wage to be paid to the foreigner; 

 - 6.5 times the minimum wage for senior managers and pilots,
- 4 times the minimum wage for unit or branch managers, engineers and  architects, 

 - (Amended: 16.03.2012/ÇGM-5241) 3 times the minimum wage for teachers  and those who will work in jobs that require expertise and mastery, 

 - (Amended: 03.02.2012/ÇGM-2285) At least the minimum wage for  foreigners to be employed in domestic services, 1.5 times the minimum  wage for foreigners who will work in other professions, 

 - (Amended: 16.03.2012/ÇGM-5241) Foreigners who will work in tourism-  animation organization companies with acrobats and similar titles and  foreigners who will work in jobs such as masseurs, masseuses and SPA  therapists must be twice the minimum wage. 

FOREIGNERS THAT WILL NOT APPLY TO THE CRITERIA IN THE APPLICATION 

The foreigners who are not subject to the work permit evaluation criteria in accordance with the provisions of the Implementing Regulation of the Law on Work Permits of Foreigners are listed below. T.C. that the said foreigners whose work permit applications have been finalized without being subject to the work permit evaluation criteria are within this scope. It is necessary to prove it with documents obtained from official authorities. 

 - Foreigners whose mother, father or child are Turkish citizens, 

 - Foreigners living in marriage union with a Turkish citizen for at least three  years, 

 - Foreigners who are citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 

 - Foreigners who have been granted a residence permit within the  framework of Turkish and related communities practices, 

 - Foreigners who have been granted a residence permit within the  framework of humanitarian considerations, 

 - Foreigners who have been granted a residence permit as victims of  human trafficking, - Foreigners who have been granted a stateless  residence permit.