With respect to access to the labor market:
a- An applicant or a conditional refugee may apply for a work permit after six months following the lodging date of an international protection application.
b- The refugee or the subsidiary protection beneficiary, upon being granted the status, may work independently or be employed, without prejudice to the provisions stipulated in other legislation restricting foreigners to engage in certain jobs and professions. The identity document to be issued to a refugee or a subsidiary protection beneficiary shall also substitute for a work permit and this information shall be written on the document.
c- Access of the refugee and the subsidiary protection beneficiary to the labor market may be restricted for a given period, where the situation of the labor market and developments in the working life as well as sectorial and economic conditions regarding employment necessitate, in agriculture, industry or, service sectors or a certain profession, line of business or, administrative and geographical areas. However, such restrictions shall not apply to refugees and subsidiary protection beneficiaries who have been residing in Turkey for three years; are married to Turkish citizens; or, have children with Turkish citizenship.
ç- The principles and procedures governing the employment of applicants or international protection beneficiaries shall be determined by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security in consultation with the Ministry.
Within this scope, “Work Permit Regulation on Applicants and International Protection Beneficiaries” No 29695 of 26/04/2016 is issued by the Ministry of Labor and social Security.
Regulation related to work permit of Syrians who are under Temporary Protection is carried out under the responsibility of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security in consultation with our Ministry, and it entered into force as the Cabinet Council Regulation of 2016/8375 by being published within the Official Gazette No 29594 of 15/01/2016.