ABSTRACT
The Turkish Code of obligations numbered 818 and dated April 22, 1926 was the first comprehensive foundation stones of the law revolution The Turkish Code of obligations numbered 818 was enacted on the date of April 22, 1926, was proclaimed in the Official Gazette numbered 366 and dated April 22, 1926 and the Turkish Code of Obligations became effective on the date of October 4, 1926 within the Turkish Civil Code. The Turkish Code of obligations numbered 818 which has remained in force for 85 years has been insufficient to fulfil the needs of the current issues and affairs of today and due to the difficulties in comprehending the language of the Law as a result of which the circumstances have necessitated the preparation of a new Turkish Code Obligations. The new Law which has been prepared accordingly has brought some fundamental changes in the present issues which appeared recently. Some of the changes in this context can be observed in the provisions of the act of legislative arrangements concerning the employment contracts and business transactions. The provisions of legislation regarding the contracts of employment take place in the new The Turkish Code of obligations under the title of “Employment / Service Contracts” in section six among the Articles of the aforesaid new Law numbered 393 and 496. Three different types of employment contracts such as “contract for general services”, “contracts for marketing” and “contracts for services performed at home” are included in the new Law. Among the above mentioned labour contracts, “ the contracts for marketing” and “contracts for services performed at home” were arranged in the Law Numbered 818 and in the Labour Law numbered 4857 and a lot of new provisions of law enforcement have been introduced and issued under the title of “ contract for general services” under the provisions of the new Law. Some of these new arrangements are as follows invalidity of the labour contract, the obligation of loyalty of the labourer, the obligation of the accountability of the labourer, finder’s fee, Premium, wage transfer claim, furnishing pledge of the wage, payment of the amount of per attachment and compulsory expenditure, utilizing the personal data, penalty for breach of contract, certificates of receipt, the right for deduction from the annual accrued leave. Accordingly, this new Law contains some significant legislative provisions both from the view points of the individuals included both in the scope of the Labour Law numbered 4857 and The Turkish Code of obligations numbered 818 have been carefully examined in details as well as above mentioned matters and provisions of legislation. Within the framework of our study both the provisions of the legislations regarding the general labour contract of services of the Labour Law numbered 4857 and The Turkish Code of obligations numbered 818 has been taken into account and considered thoroughly and in details