In order to finalize the procedures regarding the work permit requests of foreigners objectively and quickly, T.R. The evaluation criteria determined by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security are as follows:

1) At least five Turkish Republics are present in the workplace where a work permit is requested. The employment of citizens is mandatory. If the foreigner requesting the permit is a company partner, the five-person employment requirement is required for the last six months of the one-year work permit to be issued by the Ministry. If a work permit is requested for more than one foreigner in the same workplace, five T.R. Employment of citizens will be sought.
2) The paid-in capital of the workplace must be at least 100,000 TL, or its gross sales must be at least 800,000 TL, or its last year's export amount must be at least 250,000 USD.
3) Article 2 will not apply to permit requests for foreigners who will work in associations and foundations, and articles 1 and 2 will not be applied to the evaluation of work permit applications of foreigners who will work in Turkey representative offices of foreign state airlines, the education sector and domestic services.
4) The foreign company partner requesting permission must have a capital share of at least 20 percent, not less than 40,000 TL.
5) The monthly wage amount declared by the employer to be paid to the foreigner must be at a level compatible with the foreigner's duties and competence. Accordingly, taking into account the minimum wage amount in force as of the application date, the wage to be paid to the foreigner is at least;

• 6.5 times the minimum wage for senior managers and pilots,
• 4 times the minimum wage for unit or branch managers, engineers and architects,
• 3 times the minimum wage for teachers and those who will work in jobs requiring expertise and mastery,
• Minimum wage for foreigners to be employed in domestic services, 1.5 times the minimum wage for foreigners to be employed in other professions,
• For foreigners who will work as acrobats and similar titles in tourism-animation organization companies, and for foreigners who will work as masseurs, masseuses and SPA therapists, the minimum wage must be twice the minimum wage.

6) They include;
• Tourism establishments with at least three stars certified by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, which prove that they have a licensed massage parlor, certified holiday villages, thermal hotels with an operating permit from official authorities,
• Turkish bath-sauna-SPA etc. Facilities that have agreements (contracts) with certified tourism businesses that host the complex,
• Sports centers licensed by official authorities employing at least twenty (20) Turkish citizens,
• Requests for foreign employment in jobs that require expertise and mastery, such as masseurs, masseuses and SPA therapists, will be evaluated, and requests from businesses and workplaces that are not within this scope will not be deemed appropriate.

7) For foreigners who will be employed in jobs requiring expertise and mastery in the entertainment industry and tourism-animation organization companies, at least 10 T.R. In case of employing a citizen, five T.R.R.s for each foreigner. The quota regarding the employment of citizens will not be applied separately.
8) In cases stipulated in bilateral or multilateral agreements to which Turkey is a party, and in the evaluation of work permit requests for foreigners to be employed by public institutions and organizations in the procurement of goods and services through contract or tender procedures, the criteria specified in Articles 1 and 2 will not be applied.
9) In jobs requiring advanced technology or in cases where there is no Turkish expert with the same qualifications, the criteria determined in Articles 1 and 2 will not be applied upon the approval given by the General Directorate.
10) For foreigners, other than key personnel, to be employed in enterprises that meet the conditions for Special Foreign Direct Investment, the criterion determined by Article 1 is the T.R. It is applied based on the number of citizens.

FOREIGNERS TO WHICH CRITERIA WILL NOT BE APPLIED IN THEIR APPLICATIONS

Foreigners who are not subject to work permit evaluation criteria in accordance with the provisions of the Implementation Regulation of the Law on Work Permits for Foreigners are listed below, and the foreigners mentioned here are required to obtain a work permit in order to work. T.R. states that the foreigners whose work permit applications were finalized without being subject to work permit evaluation criteria are within this scope. It is mandatory to prove it with documents obtained from official authorities.

•  Foreigners whose mother, father or child is a Turkish citizen,
•  Foreigners who have been living in marriage with a Turkish citizen for at least three years,
•  Foreigners who are citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,
•  Foreigners who have been granted a residence permit within the framework of the practices of Turkish and related communities,
•  Foreigners who have been granted a residence permit within the framework of humanitarian considerations,
•  Foreigners who have been granted a residence permit as victims of human trafficking,
•   Foreigners who have been granted a residence permit with stateless status.