Paid Leave Regulation

Official Gazette Date 19.6.1972 Official Gazette Number 14220

Leave Periods

Article 3 – Employers or employer representatives, by consulting the leave committee mentioned in Article 10 of this regulation or those replacing it based on Article 18, may determine the periods during the year when annual paid leaves will be granted according to the nature and characteristics of the work carried out in the workplace and announce this at the workplace.

The leave durations specified in subparagraphs (b) and (c) of Article 49 of Labor Law No. 1475 may be divided into two parts by mutual agreement of the parties, provided that one part is not less than 12 days. In this case, the employer cannot force the worker to take more than 7 days of unpaid leave. However, if the worker wishes, they may use this unpaid leave right in two parts, provided the total does not exceed 7 days.

Timing of Leave Request

Article 4 – The worker shall notify the employer in writing at least one month before the intended use of the annual paid leave to which they are entitled under the above articles and after the date they have earned the right to the leave.

The employer or employer representatives must inform the “leave committee” mentioned in Article 10 of this regulation or the persons specified in Article 18 about these requests.