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Turkish court rejects undated resignation letter in worker’s dismissal case
A security worker in Turkey was dismissed after years at his job.
His employer said he had resigned and presented a handwritten, signed note, but the note had no date and said he was leaving to work on another project.
The worker said he had not resigned and challenged his dismissal in court.
A labor court ruled that the dismissal was invalid and ordered his reinstatement.
The employer appealed, but an appeals court agreed that the undated note was not reliable proof of a genuine resignation.
It said the employer had not shown that the worker’s contract ended because he resigned.
If the employer does not reinstate him after he applies within the required period, it must pay compensation set at four months of gross wages, or 57,240 Turkish lira.
A Turkish regional appeals court rejected an employer’s use of an undated resignation letter to justify dismissing a security worker.
The worker said he had not resigned and sought reinstatement after being dismissed.
The first-instance labor court ruled that the dismissal was invalid and ordered his reinstatement.
The appeals court upheld that outcome, finding the employer had not proved the worker resigned.
It set compensation at 57,240 Turkish lira, equal to four months of gross pay, if the employer did not reinstate him after a timely application.
- Who
- M.K., a security worker, and his employer.
- What
- A regional appeals court rejected an undated resignation letter as proof that the worker had resigned and upheld his reinstatement.
- When
- The article was published on October 12, 2026. The dates of the dismissal and court rulings are not stated.
- Where
- Turkey. The worker had been employed by a private security services company.
- Why
- The court said the undated letter was not a genuine resignation and the employer had not proved that the worker resigned.
The worker, M.K.
The employer
Dismissal
The worker, M.K.
M.K. said the employer had unlawfully dismissed him and that he had not resigned.
The employer
The employer said it had a signed resignation letter.
Meaning of the letter
The worker, M.K.
The court found the undated letter was not a genuine resignation.
The employer
The employer relied on the letter to argue that the employment ended because of the worker’s resignation.
The resignation letter cannot be relied upon; the defendant, which bears the burden of proof, did not prove that the employment contract ended through the claimant’s resignation.
M.K. worked for years as a security guard before the employer dismissed him.
The labor court found the dismissal invalid and ordered M.K.’s reinstatement.
The employer’s lawyer appealed the labor court’s ruling.
The court rejected the undated letter as proof of resignation and upheld the reinstatement decision.
- Worker
- M.K., a security guard
- Letter
- Handwritten, signed and undated
- First-instance outcome
- Dismissal found invalid; reinstatement ordered
- Appeals court
- 8th Civil Chamber
- Potential compensation
- 4 months of gross pay, or 57,240 Turkish lira
Sources
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