Administrative Fines

ADMINISTRATIVE FINE FOR FOREIGNERS WORKING WITHOUT A WORK PERMIT

Type of Violation 2022(TRY) 2023(TRY) 2024(TRY)

Employers employing foreigners without   a work permit for each foreigner

16.066 35.815 56.752
A foreigner who works dependently without a work permit 6.423 14.318 22.688
Foreigner working independently without a work permit 12.854 28.655 45.406

For each foreigner who fails to fulfil the notification obligation stipulated in Law No. 6735, the foreigner working independently or with indefinite leave and the employer employing foreigners

1.067 2.378 3.768

a) Pursuant to Article 23 of the International Labour Force Law No. 6735; in case of repetition of the above-mentioned acts, administrative fines shall be increased by one times.

b) Pursuant to subparagraph 7 of Article 17 of the Misdemeanour Law No. 5326; administrative fines shall be applied by increasing the administrative fines by the revaluation rate determined and announced in accordance with the provisions of the repeated Article 298 of the Tax Procedure Law No. 213 for that year, effective from the beginning of each calendar year. No fraction of one Turkish Lira shall be taken into account in the calculation of the administrative fine determined in this way.

c) The revaluation rate for 2023 to be applied in 2024 was determined as 58.46% and published in the Official Gazette dated 25.11.2023.

ADMINISTRATIVE FINE NOTIFICATION EXAMPLES 

  • For the Administrative Fine Notification Sample to be Applied to the Employer click here.
  • For the Administrative Fine Notification Sample to be Applied to a Foreigner Working Without Permission (Dependent on an Employer) click here.
  • For the Administrative Fine Notification Sample to be Applied to a Foreigner Working Without Permission (Independent) click here.
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