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GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TÜRKİYE THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION

than these documents is completed online under the protocols of the Ministry with
other public institutions.

The International Labor Force Law No. 6735, which was prepared in order to regulate
the work and operations related to work permits and work permit exemptions, was
accepted on July 28, 2016 by the Grand National Assembly, was published on the
Official Gazette on August 13, 2016. The Law on Work Permits of Foreigners No.
4817 was abolished in the seventh paragraph of Article 27 of the said law. In order
for the applications to be assessed more rapidly under the Directorate General of the
International Labor Force, which is located within the Ministry, a unit dealing with the
applications of Syrian citizens under temporary protection has been established.

With the Regulation on Work Permits
for Foreigners under Temporary
Protection, work permit exemptions
have been given for foreigners under
temporary protection, provided that
they work only in seasonal agriculture
and livestock labor. According to this:

* Work permit exemption
applications are submitted to the
Provincial Directorate of Labor
and Employment Institution in
the province where the foreigners
registered and received temporary
protection.

* Applications should be made
six months after the date of
temporary protection registration
and only for seasonal agricultural
and livestock labor.
* With a one-year work permit
exemption information form,
Foreigners under temporary
protection whose registration is completed, can work during the validity period
of the document provided and only in seasonal agricultural and livestock works.

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