Article 28 – (Amended: 30/5/1974 – Decree-Law No. 12; Adopted as Amended: 15/5/1975 – Law No. 1897/1)
Public officials may not engage in activities that would classify them as a “Trader” (Tacir) or “Craftsman” (Esnaf) under the Turkish Commercial Code. They are prohibited from taking positions in commercial or industrial establishments, acting as a commercial representative or agent, or being partners in collective companies or active partners (komandite ortak) in limited partnership companies, except for assignments they undertake as representatives of their respective institutions in the affiliates of their institutions. (Additional sentence: 8/8/2011 – Decree-Law No. 650/38; Annulled sentence: Constitutional Court Decision dated 18/7/2012, No.: E. 2011/113, K. 2012/108; Rearranged final sentence: 2/1/2014 – Law No. 6514/9) Public officials may not open offices, clinics, or similar places for the purpose of practicing a profession or conducting freelance activities. They are also prohibited from working at workplaces belonging to private individuals, private legal entities, professional organizations with public institution status, or foundation higher education institutions.
(Amended second paragraph: 8/8/2011 – Decree-Law No. 650/38; Annulled second paragraph: Constitutional Court Decision dated 18/7/2012, No.: E. 2011/113, K. 2012/108; Rearranged: 2/1/2014 – Law No. 6514/9)
Memberships in the management, supervisory, and disciplinary boards of building, development, and consumer cooperatives, professional organizations with public institution status, and assistance funds established by law or presidential decrees, as well as duties specified in special laws, are exempted from this prohibition.
Source: Law No. 657
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