Legal Framework for Contract Duration
Article 11 of Labour Law No. 4857 distinguishes employment relationships without a specified duration from written fixed-term contracts based on objective conditions, such as completion of a particular task or occurrence of a specified event.
Source: Labour Law No. 4857 — Article 11 (Turkish)
Scope of Contracts Longer than 24 Months
SDG 8.5.2 focuses on the proportion of academic and administrative employees on contracts longer than 24 months. Assessment uses full-time equivalents (FTE), including indefinite contracts within this scope. Statutory contract categories must be considered alongside the indicator’s duration and counting rules.