Part I Introduction: Historical Background -- Legal Sources -- Personnel and Agencies -- Basic Concepts -- Area of Implementation.- Part II - The Individual Labour Law: Employment Relationship: The Notion of 'Employment Contract' -- Establishment of the Employment Contract -- Obligations of the Parties Throughout the Employment Contract -- Organization of Work -- The Ending of the Employment Contract.- Part III - The Collective Labour Law: Unions:Union Freedom and Protection -- Organization of Unions -- Membership and Union Activities.- Part IV - The Collective Labour Law: Collective Bargaining: Concluding of Collective Labour Agreement -- Duration and Termination of Collective Labour Agreement -- Amicable Ways of Settlement in Collective Labour Disputes.- Part V - The Collective Labour Law: Strikes and Lockouts: Bans and Restrictions on Strikes and Lockouts -- Strikes -- Lockouts.This book provides essential information on the legal rights of employers and employees in Turkey, plus up-to-date sections on wages, working hours, employment contracts, discrimination laws, and unions.  The work mainly consists of three parts: introduction, individual labour law, and collective labour law in Turkey. The extensive material and numerous court decisions presented in each chapter will introduce readers to the major current debates in labour law and encourage them to engage in critical and independent assessment. As such, the book offers an engaging and accessible overview of the development and status quo of labour law and industrial relations issues in Turkey. .