Foreigners and Migration Law: Articles

Professions foreigners cannot practice, jobs reserved for Turkish citizens, the exception for foreigners of Turkish descent and work permit risks.

Work permit exemption, Ministry of Youth and Sports/TFF opinion, federation registration and SGK procedures for foreign athletes, coaches and sports staff.

Equivalence, Ministry of Health prior authorization, the work permit and the private healthcare facility process for foreign doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff.

MEB/YÖK prior authorization, equivalence, C1 Turkish, the ÇSGB permit and the governorate's work approval for foreign teachers and academics.

Work permits for foreign nationals in hotels, spas, massage, animation and entertainment: tourism certificates, the employee criterion, bonservis and exemptions.

Conditions for indefinite and independent work permits, the eight-year period, five-year card renewal, independent activity, rights and routes of cancellation.

Work permits, exemptions, the province of registration and routes of objection for people under temporary protection, refugees, conditional refugees and international protection applicants.

A guide to the 2026 fines for employing foreigners without a permit, the criminal judgeship of peace application, and the consequences for SGK, deportation, return costs and employment claims.

A comprehensive guide, based on 2026 legislation, to who is issued Türkiye's Blue Card (Mavi Kart), its residence and work rights in Türkiye, inheritance and social security consequences, exceptions and the route back to citizenship.

The distinction between forced labor, corvée and human trafficking; Constitutional Court and ECtHR decisions, victim protection and remedies.

Freedom of residence and travel, passport restrictions, exit bans, objection and action periods.

An INTERPOL record does not mean that a visa, residence permit, international protection or Turkish citizenship application will be automatically rejected in every case.

Different time limits for a protection rejection and a deportation decision; a document guide for the risk of refoulement, a Constitutional Court interim measure and an ECtHR Rule 39 request.

Consular notification, family visits, language problems and communication abroad for foreign detainees and convicted prisoners; a guide to documents and procedure for applications.

Determination of statelessness, the application certificate, the two-year identity card, work and travel rights, and the routes available against rejection, deportation and detention are explained.

Restriction records, acquittal and security assessment in citizenship applications; the filing period for a rejection action, the competent court and the limits of Constitutional Court decisions.

Conditions for transferring a sentenced person from Türkiye to a foreign country, consent, required documents and enforcement consequences; an application and legal follow-up guide for families.

Lawyer, interpreter, release and consular rights for foreign detainees in Türkiye; a guide to applications and legal support for families abroad.

Sentence calculation, supervised release, health care and family contact for foreign convicts; application procedures and the legal support families can request.

Protective measures for foreign nationals who are victims of violence, the three-year family residence exception, non-deportation during treatment and the available routes of application.