How To Become A Union Member And How To Gain Membership?
Union membership and gaining membership
ARTICLE 17 – (1) Those who have completed the age of fifteen and who are deemed to be workers according to the provisions of this Law may become members of labor unions.
(2) Those who are considered employers within the meaning of this Law may become members of employers’ unions.
(3) Membership to a trade union is free. No one shall be forced to become or remain a member of a trade union. Workers or employers may not be members of more than one trade union in the same line of business and at the same time. However, workers working in the same line of business and at the same time in workplaces belonging to different employers may be members of more than one trade union. In the event that workers and employers become members of more than one trade union in violation of this provision, subsequent memberships shall be invalid.
(4) Workers working in auxiliary jobs in a workplace may also become a member of a trade union established in the line of business in which the workplace falls.
(5) Membership to a trade union shall be acquired through the e-Government portal by applying for membership through the e-Government portal to the electronic application system to be provided by the Ministry and by the acceptance of the authorized body determined in the trade union statute. If the membership application is not rejected by the union within thirty days, the membership request shall be deemed accepted. Those whose membership application is not accepted without justified reason may file a lawsuit within thirty days from the notification of this decision. The decision of the court shall be final. If the court decides in favor of the plaintiff, membership shall be deemed acquired on the date of the rejection decision.