25.03.2026 14:45
A 38-year-old woman working in a private complaint in Ankara sent a notice to her employer regarding allegations of mobbing. In response, the company dismissed the employee under code 43 of the Labor Law, which refers to "the employee insulting the employer or their representatives." The woman filed a lawsuit for reinstatement, demanding compensation of 1 million 250 thousand TL.
According to the lawsuit submitted to the Ankara Labor Court, a woman named E.A., who works for a private company, sent a notice to her employer claiming that she experienced mobbing, pressure, and discrimination at her workplace. E.A. also filed a complaint with CİMER. Following the notice, E.A. was dismissed from her job on the grounds of Article of the Labor Law No. 4857, which states 'The worker insults the employer or their family, or makes baseless accusations that harm their honor and dignity.' In response, E.A. filed a lawsuit for reinstatement with a compensation claim of 1 million 250 thousand TL.
"I WAS DISMISSED WITHOUT COMPENSATION WITH CODE 43"
E.A. stated that she has been working at the company for 8 years, saying, "For the last 2 years, I have been subjected to terrible mobbing, pressure, and discrimination. Despite repeatedly expressing this discrimination and pressure verbally, I did not get any results, so I sent a notice to my superiors. As a result of the notice, I was dismissed without compensation, without unemployment benefits, and without paying for my 8 years of service. I was dismissed in a very unlawful manner. I was dismissed with code '43'. The meaning of code 43 is this; insulting family members. We absolutely do not have such a thing. In other words, they have no evidence regarding this. Later, we also filed a complaint with the prosecutor's office. We were fired because we sought our legal rights, meaning we sought our legal rights. They already informed us of this in writing," she said.
"THE TERMINATION CODE WAS SHOWN DIFFERENTLY"
E.A.'s lawyer, Senem Yılmazel, stated that in order for the reinstatement lawsuit to be filed, there must be an indefinite-term employment contract between the parties, saying, "Unfortunately, my client's contract was terminated for an invalid reason. This reason is actually the resorting to legal channels. There is a very clear article in the Labor Law; 'If the worker's contract is terminated for this reason, it is an invalid termination.' But unfortunately, the employment contract was terminated for this reason. In fact, these were mentioned in the termination notice. However, it was shown differently, of course. For this reason, we filed a lawsuit for reinstatement. We also trust the Turkish judiciary," she said.