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Thursday, September 10, 2026

General Legal Framework On Private Employment Agencies And ... - Mondaq News Alerts

A. IN GENERAL

In practice, private employment agencies, which in practice referred to as human resources companies:

  • The Labor Law No. 4857 ("Labor Law")
  • The Law No. 4904 on Certain Regulations Relation to the Turkish Employment Agency ("Law")
  • The Regulation on Private Employment Agencies ("Regulation") published by the Turkish Employment Agency ("Authority")
  • The Circular on Private Employment Agencies ("Circular")

have been regulated and have found their place in the legislation by being explained and defined in more than one regulation.

Private employment agencies in accordance with the Regulation published by the Authority, is defined as;

"Agencies establishedby real or legal entities authorized by the Authorityto intermediate the placement of job seekers in the jobs they are suitable for and to find suitable employees for various jobs and/or to carry out activities to establish temporary employment relations"

In addition to the definition made, it should be stated that; The establishment of private employment agencies is subject to the permission of the Authority in accordance with the provisions of Articles 17 et seq. of the Law. Once more, regarding the need to obtain permission for the establishment of a private employment agency, Article 90 of the Labor Law:

"The task of intermediating the placement of job seekers in the jobs for which they are suitable and in finding suitable employees for various jobs shall be fulfilled by the Turkish Employment Agency and the ...



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