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25September2026

Amendment to the Remote Working Regulation: Employers' Obligations in Hybrid Working

By the Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated September 25, 2026 and numbered 33381, a second paragraph was added to Article 9 of the Remote Working Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated March 10, 2021 and numbered 31419. The amendment entered into force on its date of publication.

The new paragraph expressly provides that it may be agreed for part of the work to be performed at the workplace and part of it by way of remote working, and stipulates that in such cases the days on which the employee will work at the workplace and remotely, together with the working hours, are to be set out in the employment contract.

Author Ezgi Anasız, Category Labor Law

08September2026

The Procedures and Principles for the 2026 Tourism Wage Support Scheme Have Been Announced

The Social Security Institution (SSI), through Circular No. 2026/21 dated September 4, 2026, has established the procedures and principles governing the 2026 Tourism Wage Support for insured employees working at private-sector accommodation establishments holding a tourism operation certificate under Law No. 2634 on the Encouragement of Tourism.

The support will apply to eligible workplaces for the May–December 2026 period. The amount of support is calculated based on the number of premium payment days reported for insured employees covered by the scheme.

Author Selma Kıy, Category Social Security Law and Legislation

01September2026

The KVKK's Public Announcement on the Processing of Biometric Data for Attendance Tracking Purposes: The Scope of the Principle Decision and the Limits of Application

Principle Decision No. 2026/921 of the Personal Data Protection Board ("Board") dated April 29, 2026 on the Processing of Biometric Data for Attendance Tracking Purposes ("Principle Decision") was published in the Official Gazette dated June 2, 2026. Following the publication of the Principle Decision, various requests for opinion were submitted to the Personal Data Protection Authority ("Authority") by data controllers operating in different sectors, and these requests gave rise to the need to clarify certain matters.

By way of the public announcement published on August 27, 2026, the Authority resolved these uncertainties and clarified the scope of application of the Principle Decision.

Author Ezgi Anasız, Category Personal Data Protection Law

24August2026

The Electronic Submission Deadline for CPA Counter-Examination Minutes Has Been Extended to 2027

With the Communiqué (Serial No: 2) Amending the Communiqué (Serial No: 1) on the Electronic Submission of Counter-Examination Minutes Attached to Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certification Reports, published in the Official Gazette dated August 21, 2026, the transition period for electronic submission has been extended.

With this amendment, the date "July 1, 2026" stated in the second paragraph of Article 7 of the Communiqué published in the Official Gazette dated December 24, 2025, No. 33117, has been changed to "January 1, 2027."

Author Selma Kıy, Category Taxation Law

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