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Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Türkiye

Türkiye: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts was 4.19 0-6 scale in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
4.19 0-6 scale
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 7 groups
All-time high
4.88 0-6 scale
in 1990
All-time low
4.19 0-6 scale
in 2017
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Türkiye, 1990–2025

0123451990200720251990: 4.9 0-6 scale1991: 4.9 0-6 scale1992: 4.9 0-6 scale1993: 4.9 0-6 scale1994: 4.9 0-6 scale1995: 4.9 0-6 scale1996: 4.9 0-6 scale1997: 4.9 0-6 scale1998: 4.9 0-6 scale1999: 4.9 0-6 scale2000: 4.9 0-6 scale2001: 4.9 0-6 scale2002: 4.9 0-6 scale2003: 4.9 0-6 scale2004: 4.9 0-6 scale2005: 4.9 0-6 scale2006: 4.9 0-6 scale2007: 4.9 0-6 scale2008: 4.9 0-6 scale2009: 4.9 0-6 scale2010: 4.9 0-6 scale2011: 4.9 0-6 scale2012: 4.9 0-6 scale2013: 4.9 0-6 scale2014: 4.9 0-6 scale2015: 4.9 0-6 scale2016: 4.9 0-6 scale2017: 4.2 0-6 scale2018: 4.2 0-6 scale2019: 4.2 0-6 scale2020: 4.2 0-6 scale2021: 4.2 0-6 scale2022: 4.2 0-6 scale2023: 4.2 0-6 scale2024: 4.2 0-6 scale2025: 4.2 0-6 scale

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.

Analysis

In 2025, strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Türkiye stood at 4.19 0-6 scale. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is down 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Türkiye peaked at 4.88 0-6 scale in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.19 0-6 scale, in 2017.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Türkiye, year by year

Year 0-6 scale Change
1990 4.88 0-6 scale —
1991 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
1992 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
1993 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
1994 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
1995 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
1996 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
1997 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
1998 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
1999 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2000 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2001 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2002 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2003 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2004 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2005 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2006 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2007 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2008 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2009 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2010 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2011 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2012 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2013 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2014 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2015 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2016 4.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2017 4.19 0-6 scale -14.1%
2018 4.19 0-6 scale +0.0%
2019 4.19 0-6 scale +0.0%
2020 4.19 0-6 scale +0.0%
2021 4.19 0-6 scale +0.0%
2022 4.19 0-6 scale +0.0%
2023 4.19 0-6 scale +0.0%
2024 4.19 0-6 scale +0.0%
2025 4.19 0-6 scale +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.88 0-6 scale 4.88 0-6 scale 4.88 0-6 scale 10
2000s 4.88 0-6 scale 4.88 0-6 scale 4.88 0-6 scale 10
2010s 4.67 0-6 scale 4.19 0-6 scale 4.88 0-6 scale 10
2020s 4.19 0-6 scale 4.19 0-6 scale 4.19 0-6 scale 6

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 Mexico 4.25 0-6 scale compare
  2. 2 Brazil 4.12 0-6 scale compare
  3. 3 Uruguay 4 0-6 scale compare
  4. 4 Luxembourg 3.75 0-6 scale compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Türkiye?
Strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Türkiye was 4.19 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 4.88 0-6 scale in 1990.
What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 4.19 0-6 scale in 2017.
How does Türkiye rank for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
Türkiye ranks 1st out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
Is strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 — Temporary contracts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Unit
0-6 scale
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,336 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

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