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Employment Law & ESOP
Contracts that hold for a technology team, and an equity plan your people can actually understand. Turkish labour law, cross-border hiring and option schemes designed together.
Book a 15-min intro callA startup's first ten hires shape its next hundred. The employment contract, the confidentiality and IP clauses, the difference between an employee and a contractor, and the promise of equity are all decided early and are hard to unwind later. Turkish labour law is protective and formal; a template downloaded from elsewhere rarely survives contact with it.
We draft the employment framework once and properly, then build the equity plan on top of it. Türkiye has no native ESOP regime, so the plan is engineered from what exists: conditional capital increase under the Commercial Code, phantom share or cash-settled schemes, or an option plan at a foreign parent. Each has a different tax and labour profile, and we choose with you rather than for you.
Scope
What this service covers.
Employment Contracts for Tech Teams
Turkish-law employment contracts with the clauses a technology company needs: confidentiality, IP assignment, non-compete within the limits the courts actually enforce, remote work and equipment.
Contractor vs Employee
Freelancers, agencies and foreign contractors assessed against the reclassification risk under Turkish law, with agreements that reflect the real relationship.
ESOP and Option Plan Design
The equity instrument that fits your structure: conditional capital increase, phantom shares, SARs or options at a foreign parent; vesting, cliff, acceleration and leaver terms written in plain language.
Cross-Border and Remote Hiring
Employing people outside Türkiye or foreigners inside it: employer-of-record models, work permits, social security and which law governs the contract.
Exits, Terminations and Disputes
Ending an employment relationship in a way that holds up: notice, severance, release agreements and the handling of equity on departure.
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