Official Gazette / July 21-27, 2025

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the Ministry of Interior have issued a regulation stipulating that the accommodation, return, and healthcare expenses of individuals who are subject to deportation decisions due to lack of work permits will be collected from the workplaces where they were employed illegally. The collection will be carried out through tax offices, and the regulation will enter into force as of 23.01.2026. 

An amendment was made to the Mining Law stating that if a mining area becomes subject to permission after a license has been obtained, mining activities may continue, meaning the license already obtained will remain valid. The only exception established is in cases where cultural assets are discovered in the mining area, which will then be subject to the permission of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Minerals that are essential inputs for industrial production and carry high supply risks have been classified as "critical minerals," while those of high importance for national security have been classified as "strategic minerals." Urgent expropriation may be carried out for strategic or critical minerals, and upon a Presidential Decree, mine owners will be required to maintain stocks of up to 10% of the previous year's production. 

With the amendment made to the Law on the Protection of the Value of Turkish Currency, in cases of unauthorized entry or exit of valuable goods or assets into or out of the country, administrative fines will be imposed at the upper limit in the event of recidivism, and all activities of the workplace involved in the unauthorized activity will be permanently suspended. 

With the amendment made to the Law on Public Officials' Unions and Collective Agreements, no administrative/financial investigations or prosecutions will be conducted against public institution officials who provided clothing/attire assistance to public officials until 31/5/2025, and any such proceedings already initiated will be dropped.

With the amendment made to the Law on Amendments to the Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) Market Law and the Electricity Market Law, distributors are prohibited from selling the LPG they have purchased to another distributor. 

With the amendment made to the Labor Law, it was regulated that employers may provide notifications to employees via the Registered Electronic Mail (KEP) system, provided that the employee gives written consent; however, termination notices must be made in writing (i.e., without using KEP). 

With the amendment made to the Law on the Practice of Medicine and Medical Arts, physicians, dentists, and specialists are now permitted to work as insured employees in a maximum of 2 private healthcare institutions/foundation universities. New student enrollment in nursing assistant and midwifery assistant programs at vocational high schools of health has been prohibited. Physicians, dentists, and those who are specialists according to medical specialization legislation working in private healthcare institutions and organizations and foundation universities are required to apply for a new work permit by 1/6/2026. The work permits of those who do not apply by this date will be canceled.

With the amendment made to the Basic Law on Health Services, private healthcare organizations are prohibited from advertising, except for promotion and information purposes. 

With the Decree-Law (KHK) on Certain Regulations in the Field of Health, pharmacies, pharmaceutical warehouses, and license holders have been granted a three-month period until 24.10.2025 to resolve discrepancies between stock records and the tracking system regarding notifications made to the tracking system before 15/3/2025.

With the regulation issued by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (TCMB), the interest rate for cash advances and overdraft accounts (KMH) has been reduced from 5% to 4.75%; the maximum credit card interest rate has been reduced from 4.25% to 4% for individual cards with a statement balance between 25 thousand and 150 thousand liras, and from 4.75% to 4.50% for individual cards with a statement balance over 150 thousand liras and all corporate credit cards.