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Türkiye became a member state of the ILO in 1932. The first ILO Office in Türkiye was opened in İstanbul in 1952 under the name “Manpower Field Office for the Near and Middle East”. Subsequently, in 1976, the "ILO Ankara Office" was inaugurated, which now operates as the "ILO Office for Türkiye", based in Ankara.
The mission of the ILO Office for Türkiye is to have a strong, visible, and proactive presence and partnerships in Türkiye by effectively engaging with the government, employers’ and workers’ organizations, as well as with other national and international partners. The objective is to advance social justice and promote decent work agenda for all, ensuring that ILO principles are realized and that its values and standards are promoted.
Latest news and stories
Sustaining 13 years of action against child labour in Türkiye’s hazelnut harvest
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026
Youth unemployment rises as young people face a harder road to decent work
Labour statistics
National labour market statistics for the last year from the ILOSTAT database
Projects and programmes
Care@Work Türkiye:
Building Resilient and Care-Supportive Workplaces through Equality and Care
United Nations Joint Programme on Transformative Growth of the Care Economy in Türkiye
Development Cooperation Dashboard
The dashboard offers interactive visualisations of ILO development cooperation projects in Türkiye.
Tripartite partners
Publications
Labour market inclusion for refugees and other forcibly displaced persons
Information Centres for stronger equality of opportunity and treatment in Türkiye
Labour Inspection and Guidance Handbooks Series
Termination of the employment contract and terminationrelated receivables
All resources
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Contact
- Email : [email protected]
- Phone : + 90 312 491 98 90
- Fax : +90 312 491 99 45
Address
Ferit Recai Ertuğrul Caddesi No: 4
06450 Oran
Ankara
Türkiye