residence in Turkey through work
Applicants who want to migrate to Turkey through work (labor-migration) should be aware that they can get a permanent residence in Turkey after 8 years if their presence is legal and they have a valid job by the approval of the Turkish Department of Labor and Immigration. Then the path to get the citizenship of this country is smooth. But the presence of many people in Turkey may be illegal. Meaning that they use a tourist visa and engage in an illegal job (black work). In this way, they will definitely have trouble in getting permanent residence. It is a very important matter that a person’s work residence in Turkey is issued in accordance with the person’s employment contract. For example, if a person has a one-year employment contract, he can receive his work residence for one year. Of course, many people may think otherwise. For example, if they can stay/reside in Turkey as long as they want, they can get a long-term and permanent residence in this country with their presence history. But it is not the case. It is better to pay enough attention to these issues mentioned.
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Topics reviewed in this article:
- The required documents for getting a Turkish worker visa
- Required jobs in Turkey
- The amount of Salary/wage in Turkey

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The required documents for getting a Turkish worker visa
- One of the main roles of a law firm or an immigration lawyer in international affairs are to be able to guide their clients to present the documents and the order in which the documents are presented. This is a very important matter. Because by presenting an uncompleted documents or an unrequired document your entire immigration process may face a problem. Thus, Malekpour Law Firm (MIE Austria) with more than 15 years of brilliant experience in immigration and international law, can be by your side. In order to work in Turkey and increase your information about immigration You can use this section. The required documents to get a work visa in Turkey are:
- Presenting a valid job offer
- Presenting a valid contract between the applicant and the employer
- Submit an application for residence
- Providing/presenting sufficient financial ability
- Knowing Turkish or English (preferably Turkish)
- Provide insurance
- Provide an evidence of residence (hotel reservation or property rental)
- The applicant’s valid passport
- Passport photo(appropriate photo)
Required jobs in Turkey
Knowing the required jobs to immigrate to a country through work is a necessity. Because you need to know what jobs you need to focus on so that you can get a job offer more easily. These jobs are declared each year by the Department of Labor and Immigration of this country. Malekpour Law Firm (MIE Austria) with more than years of experience, can provide this list for you every year. Most of the jobs that are needed in Turkey are industrial and service jobs. Jobs such as tailor, cook, restaurant staff, hotel reservation, carpenter, shoemaker and etc… Turkey’s top exports are vehicles and machinery (including computers), which raised around 32 billion in 2018. So maybe if people apply for jobs in which Turkey is stronger and is more focused on, they can have better immigration conditions. Those jobs can be considered critical or needed. The jobs that are more profitable but less working labor is active in them.
This article was written by Malekpour Law Firm (MIE Austria) and copying this article in any way is illegal and will be prosecuted by the law. Therefore, for getting information about the list of required jobs in Turkey, refer to the list below.
| List of required jobs in Turkey |
| Tailor |
| Waiter |
| Ship hostess |
| Hotel reservation |
| Seller or sales manager |
| hair stylist/barber |
| Accountants |
| Clothing packer |
| tour leader |
| Civil and architectural engineer |
| IT engineer and technician |
| Chain store management |
In the meantime, we must mention the fact that this is a list of the main jobs in Turkey. While there are a series of jobs that are needed based on the time or place or even the type of job. Jobs like summer jobs where people can work as tour guides. Because in summer, summer jobs increase significantly. Other occupations include language teaching. Jobs such as internships also play a key role in completing the process of searching for a job. One of the other important things about working in Turkey is that most of the employers in Turkey who intend to hire a part-time worker do not sign an employment contract with the job seekers. So before you start to work, make sure to determine all the conditions with your employer. Make sure your salary is paid on time. If based on the type of your job you get paid daily, make sure to receive your salary at the end of the day.
The amount of Salary/wage in Turkey
The amount of earned salary is significant/considerable for labor migration in any country. Because a person who wants to migrate has to manage his/her expenses. The immigrant always has this concern in his/her mind. Malekpour Law Firm (MIE Austria) has collected the amount of salary in various jobs for you during its research. In the following, we have checked different jobs in Turkey and the amount of income.
| Jobs | Maximum income in US dollars |
| Programmer | 18,000 dollars |
| Software Engineer | 23,000 dollars |
| mechanical engineer | 24,000 dollars |
| Civil Engineer | 21,000 dollars |
| project manager | 40,000 dollars |
| Marketing Management | 42,000 dollars |
| Waiter | 15,000 dollars |
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