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A Turkish time card calculation answers one direct question: how many working hours remain after subtracting statutory rest breaks from each shift. Turkey's Labour Act sets general working time at a maximum of 45 hours per week, normally divided equally across working days unless another lawful arrangement applies. A time card total that keeps meal or rest breaks inside paid working time can overstate weekly hours before the overtime check starts.
The calculation also helps you spot daily and weekly compliance problems. Uneven schedules cannot exceed 11 hours of daily working time, and work above 45 hours per week is generally overtime paid at a 50% premium. Turkish time entries should use 24-hour times, such as 09:00 to 18:00, and numeric dates in day-month-year order, such as 15.03.2026.
Turkey's statutory rest break changes with the length of the workday. A workday of 4 hours or less requires at least 15 minutes. A workday longer than 4 hours and up to 7.5 hours, including exactly 7.5 hours, requires at least 30 minutes. A workday longer than 7.5 hours requires at least 1 hour. These statutory rest breaks are excluded from working time unless a more favorable contract or policy applies.
This rule changes the total even when the start and end times look simple. A 09:00 to 18:00 shift spans 9 hours, but a 1-hour statutory rest break leaves 8 working hours. A 10:00 to 16:00 shift spans 6 hours, but a 30-minute break leaves 5.5 working hours. Put the break deduction beside each day before adding the week.
Use the net worked hours after breaks, then compare the weekly total with Turkey's 45-hour general limit. Suppose an employee earns ₺240 per hour and records five 10-hour spans with 1-hour breaks, plus one 6-hour span with a 30-minute break. The net worked time is 45 hours from the first five days and 5.5 hours from the sixth day, for 50.5 hours total.
Regular pay covers 45 hours at ₺240, which equals ₺10,800. Overtime covers 5.5 hours at 1.5 times the normal hourly rate, so the overtime rate is ₺360 and overtime pay is ₺1,980. Total gross pay for the week is ₺12,780 before taxes, deductions, contract terms, or payroll adjustments. Total overtime also counts toward Turkey's 270-hour annual overtime cap.
A one-off calculation is enough when you need to review one week, check a handwritten card, or confirm that unpaid rest breaks were deducted correctly. Manual review works best when the schedule is simple, the worker has no leave entries, and the week does not include shift changes, night work, or a weekly rest issue.
A managed workflow becomes necessary when time cards feed payroll every week. Turkey also requires at least 24 uninterrupted hours of weekly rest within each seven-day period, and a worker whose shift changes must receive at least 11 uninterrupted hours of rest before the next shift. Everhour can keep approved timesheets, time off entries, and payroll review data in one place instead of leaving those checks in separate spreadsheets.
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Working time is the net time worked after subtracting statutory rest breaks. Turkey excludes statutory rest breaks from working time, so a 9-hour span with a required 1-hour break usually produces 8 working hours unless a more favorable contract or policy treats the break differently.
A time card should subtract the break that actually applies to the workday length. Turkish rules require at least 15 minutes for 4 hours or less, 30 minutes for more than 4 hours and up to 7.5 hours, and 1 hour for more than 7.5 hours.
The main weekly threshold is 45 working hours under Turkey's Labour Act. Work above 45 hours per week is generally paid at 1.5 times the normal hourly rate. Contractual weekly hours below 45 create a separate check, since hours above the contractual average up to 45 are paid at a 25% premium.
Turkish locale data uses 24-hour time patterns such as HH:mm, which makes entries like 08:30, 17:45, and 22:00 unambiguous. A 24-hour format also reduces payroll errors on night work, split shifts, and shift changes because the next-day boundary is easier to see.
Entries need extra review when a day exceeds 11 working hours, night work exceeds 7.5 hours, weekly hours exceed 45, or a shift change leaves less than 11 uninterrupted hours of rest. Weekly records should also show the required 24 uninterrupted hours of weekly rest within each seven-day period.
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