Annex 1: main transposition and anti-discrimination legislation

• Author: Karan, Ula?
• Pages: 114-115

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ANNEX 1: MAIN TRANSPOSITION AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION

Country: Turkey

Date: 31 December 2019

Title of the law: Law on the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey (no.

6701)

Abbreviation: N/A

Date of adoption: 6 April 2016

Latest relevant amendment: 2 July 2018

Entry into force: 20 April 2016

Web link: http://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/MevzuatMetin/1.5.6701.pdf

Grounds covered: sex, race, colour, language, religion, belief, denomination, philosophical

and political opinion, ethnic origin, wealth, birth, marital status, health, disability and age

Civil law

Material scope: Employment, social protection, social advantages, access to goods and

services, education, housing (public and private)

Principal content: direct discrimination; indirect discrimination; failure to provide

reasonable accommodation; harassment; discrimination by assumption; multiple

discrimination; mobbing; segregation; instruction to discriminate and compliance with

such instruction

Title of the law: Labour Law (no. 4857)

Abbreviation: N/A

Date of adoption: 22 May 2003

Latest amendments: 2 July 2018

Entry into force: 10 June 2003

Web link: http://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/MevzuatMetin/1.5.4857.pdf

Grounds covered: Language, race, colour, gender, disability, political opinion,

philosophical belief, religion and sect or any such considerations

Civil law

Material scope: Employment (public and private)

Principal content: Direct discrimination, indirect discrimination (gender and pregnancy

based), (sexual) harassment, Victimisation (very limited)

Principal content: Direct discrimination, (sexual) harassment

Title of the law: Law on Persons with Disabilities (no. 5378)

Abbreviation: N/A

Date of adoption: 1 July 2005

Latest amendments: 18 November 2014

Entry into force: 7 July 2005

Web link: http://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/MevzuatMetin/1.5.5378.pdf

Grounds covered: Disability

Civil law

Material scope: Public and private employment

Principal content: Direct discrimination, reasonable accommodation

Title of the law: Basic Law on National Education (no. 1739)

Abbreviation: N/A

Date of adoption: 14 June 1973

Latest amendments: 2 December 2016

Entry into force: Entry into force: 24 June 1973

Web link: http://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/MevzuatMetin/1.5.1739.pdf

Grounds covered: Language, race, gender, religion, disability

Civil law

Material scope: Education

Principal content: Direct discrimination