Annual leave
A worker who has not completed one year has no entitlement. One to five years: 14 days; more than five and less than fifteen: 20 days; fifteen years and after: 26 days. A worker under eighteen or over fifty gets at least 20 days.
Annual-leave pay
15.414,00 TL
Gross amount. Leave pay is treated as wages. SGK, income tax and stamp tax are taken on the payslip.
A worker who has not completed one year has no paid annual leave. 1–5 years: 14 days; 5–15 years: 20 days; 15 years and after: 26 days.
However the contract ends, unused leave days are paid at the last wage. They are also paid on resignation.
While the job continues, annual leave cannot be swapped for money. The right is taken by using the days.
Leave pay counts as wages. Worker SGK, unemployment, income tax and stamp tax are taken on the exit-month payslip.
The periods are in article 53 of Labour Law 4857. Sources are on the rates page. A written summary is in the annual-leave guide.