Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Türkiye
Türkiye: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals was 2.98 0-6 scale in 2025. ▲ Rising
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Türkiye, 1990–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.
Analysis
The most recent figure for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Türkiye is 2.98 0-6 scale, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Türkiye peaked at 6 0-6 scale in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.98 0-6 scale, in 2004.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | 0-6 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.06 0-6 scale | — |
| 1991 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.98 0-6 scale | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 0-6 scale | +101.6% |
| 2022 | 2.98 0-6 scale | -50.4% |
| 2023 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.98 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.06 0-6 scale | 3.06 0-6 scale | 3.06 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.01 0-6 scale | 2.98 0-6 scale | 3.06 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 0-6 scale | 2.98 0-6 scale | 2.98 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.48 0-6 scale | 2.98 0-6 scale | 6 0-6 scale | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 1 Netherlands 3.61 0-6 scale compare
- 1 Indonesia 4.08 0-6 scale compare
- 2 India 3.29 0-6 scale compare
- 2 Latvia 3.02 0-6 scale compare
- 3 Czechia 3.26 0-6 scale compare
- 3 China 3.26 0-6 scale compare
- 4 Poland 2.33 0-6 scale compare
- 5 Portugal 3.14 0-6 scale compare
- 5 Slovenia 2.08 0-6 scale compare
- 6 Russian Federation 3.06 0-6 scale compare
- 6 Lithuania 1.88 0-6 scale compare
More work & labour data for Türkiye
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9895 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4636 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 82,192 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,435 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32,750 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 32,589 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 65,338 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Türkiye?
- Strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Türkiye was 2.98 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 6 0-6 scale in 2021.
- What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.98 0-6 scale in 2004.
- How does Türkiye rank for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Türkiye ranks 3rd out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org