Resume rules in Turkey
What employers in Turkey expect on a Özgeçmiş (Türkçe) / CV, what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Turkey, a resume for Turkey, or Özgeçmiş: it's the same document.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Expected
Expected, placed top-left or top-right
What the law says: No prohibition in law; KVKK applies to data processing but does not mandate or prohibit photos
Date of birth: Common
Common but not legally required; advocates argue it enables age discrimination
What the law says: KVKK (Personal Data Protection Law) 2016 restricts unnecessary data collection; age discrimination not yet regulated by statute but advocated against
Marital status: Common
Common practice, often included
What the law says: Not regulated in statute
Sex or gender: Not found
Not found
What the law says: KVKK applies to gender data processing; Gender equality provisions in Turkish labour law
Nationality: Not found
Not found
National ID number: Not found
Not found
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Özgeçmiş (Türkçe) / CV
- Language to submit in
- Turkish preferred for local companies, English for international
- Typical length
- 1-2 pages
- Address detail expected
- Contact information required
- Officially prescribed form
- None officially prescribed
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- KVKK restricts sensitive personal data processing; religion may be restricted
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- KVKK restricts health data as sensitive personal data
- Other customary attachments
- References, educational certificates, work permit documentation for foreigners
- Employer may not ask for
- KVKK prohibits unnecessary personal data collection; Turkish law does not yet explicitly prohibit age discrimination
- Named statutes
- Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kanunu (KVKK) 2016 / Personal Data Protection Law 2016
- Data protection regime
- KVKK 2016
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Turkish Labour Law anti-discrimination provisions; Age discrimination not yet statutorily defined
- Local language source
- Turkish
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. High confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.
Notes: KVKK restricts collection of unnecessary personal data. Turkish law does not yet explicitly prohibit age discrimination despite ongoing advocacy. Photo and marital status common practice but not legally required. Date of birth common but article advocates against it due to age discrimination concern.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this