Introduction to Turkish Labour Law

Tankut Centel, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey

Part I Introduction: Historical Background.- Legal Sources.- Personnel and Agencies.- Basic Concepts.- Area of Implementation.- Part II - The Individual Labour Law: Employment Relationship: The Notion of 'Employment Contract'.- Establishment of the Employment Contract.- Obligations of the Parties Throughout the Employment Contract.- Organization of Work.- The Ending of the Employment Contract.- Part III - The Collective Labour Law: Unions: Union Freedom and Protection.- Organization of Unions.- Membership and Union Activities.- Part IV - The Collective Labour Law: Collective Bargaining: Concluding of Collective Labour Agreement.- Duration and Termination of Collective Labour Agreement.- Amicable Ways of Settlement in Collective Labour Disputes.- Part V - The Collective Labour Law: Strikes and Lockouts: Bans and Restrictions on Strikes and Lockouts.- Strikes.- Lockouts.