Turkey

Region
Western Europe and Others
Regional Court
European Court of Human Rights
Regional Organisations
European Court of Human Rights
Asia Cooperation Dialogue
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Bali Process
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Council of Europe
Legal System
Civil
International Obligations
Slavery
Servitude
Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery
Forced Labour
Human Trafficking

International Instruments

1926 Slavery Convention
24 June 1933
1953 Protocol to the Slavery Convention
14 January 1955
1956 Supplementary Slavery Convention
17 July 1964
1966 ICCPR
23 September 2003
1930 Forced Labour Convention
30 October 1998
2014 Protocol to the 1930 Forced Labour Convention
Not Party
1957 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
29 March 1961
1999 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
02 August 2001
2000 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons
25 March 2003
1998 Rome Statute of the ICC
Not Party

Summary of Domestic Prohibition

Slavery and Slave Trade
Practices Similar to Slavery
Servitude
Forced or Compulsory Labour
Human Trafficking
There appears to be no legislation in place in Turkey which prohibits slavery although slavery may form an element of an offence of trafficking under article 80 of the 2004 Criminal Code, and of crimes against humanity under article 77.
There appears to be no legislation in place in Turkey which prohibits institutions and practices similar to slavery.
There appears to be no legislation in place in Turkey which prohibits servitude.
Provisions related to forced labour are found in the 1982 Constitution at article 18 which prohibits forced labour and the 2004 Criminal Code which criminalises the use of violence or threat to violate the freedom of work and labour and the forced employment of helpless, homeless and dependent people at article 117.
Provisions related to trafficking in persons are found in the Criminal Code which criminalises trafficking under article 80.

Legislative Provisions

AWAD REPORT

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY 1982 (REV. 2011)

CRIMINAL CODE LAW

LABOUR LAW

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