TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 13072 

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EMPLOYMENT 

 Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and TURKEY 

Effected by Exchange of Notes 

Signed at Ankara November 23, 1999 

 

 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued 

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent 

 evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than 

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and 

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime 

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the 

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof 

or authentication thereof.” 
 TURKEY 

 Employment 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes 

Signed at Ankara November 23, 1999; 

Entered into force February 3, 2000. 
PIGY/4304-888 Ankara, November 23rd, 1999

Excellency,

I have the honor to present my compliments to Your Excellency and

with a view to replacing the exchange of notes between the Ministry of

Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey and the Embassy of the United

States of America of August 28 and 29, 1996, have the pleasure on behalf

of the Government of Turkey to propose that the members of the family

forming part of the household of a member of the diplomatic staff or

administrative and technical staff officially sent by the Government of

Turkey to serve in the United States of America at the Embassy, consular

offices and missions to international organizations and the members of the

family forming part of the household of a member of the diplomatic staff

or administrative and technical staff officially sent by the Government of

the United States of America to serve in Turkey at the Embassy, consular

offices and missions to international organizations shall be authorized, on

H.E. Mark R. PARRIS

Ambassador of the United

States of America

ANKARA
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the basis of reciprocity and under the conditions indicated below, to pursue

gainful employment in the receiving state, in accordance with the provisions

of the law of the receiving state:

1. "The members of the family" shall include:

a) Spouses,

b) Unmarried dependent children under 21 years of age of the familyforming unit and,

c) Unmarried dependent children under 23 years of age of the familyforming unit who are in full-time attendance as students at a postsecondary educational institution.

2. Any authorization to engage in a gainful occupation in the

receiving state shall be terminated at the end of the assignment of the

member of a diplomatic mission, consular post or mission to an

international organization.

3. Procedures

a) A request for authorization to engage in a gainful occupation

shall be sent on behalf of the member of the family by the embassy of the
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sending state to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the receiving state.

b) The procedures followed shall be applied in a way which enables

the member of the family to engage in a gainful occupation as soon as

possible and any requirements relating to work permits and similar

formalities shall be favourably applied.

c) The work authorization shall be issued for a period not

exceeding two years and can be renewed for successive periods of equal

duration.

d) The work authorization can be issued only for employment in the

field of education and academic research or other job categories as may be

agreed by the two parties on a case by case basis through an exchange of

diplomatic notes. It may be denied for persons who have worked illegally in

the receiving country or have committed violations of the laws or

regulations in the field of taxation and social security there. The

authorization can also be denied for reasons of national security.

4. Criminal immunity

In the case of members of the family who enjoy immunity from the

criminal jurisdiction of the receiving state in accordance with the

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations or under any other
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applicable international instrument,

a) The sending state shall waive the immunity of the member of the

family concerned from the criminal jurisdiction of the receiving state in

respect of any act carried out in the course of the gainful occupation save

in instances when the sending state considers that such a waiver could be

contrary to its interests.

b) The sending state shall give serious consideration to waiving the

immunity of the member of the family from the execution of a sentence.

5. Civil and administrative privileges and immunities

In the case of members of the family who enjoy immunity from the

civil and administrative jurisdiction of the receiving state in accordance

with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations or under any other

applicable international instrument, such immunity shall not apply in respect

of any act carried out in the course of the gainful occupation and falling

within the civil or administrative laws of the receiving state.

6.Fiscal and social security regimes

In accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

or under any other applicable international instrument, members of the
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family shall be subject to the fiscal and social security regimes of the

receiving state for all matters connected with their gainful occupation in the

receiving state.

7. Duration and termination

Should the above be acceptable, I have the honor to propose that this

Note and Your Excellency's affirmative Note in reply shall constitute an

agreement between our two Governments which shall enter into force upon

an exchange of diplomatic notes confirming that the internal procedures for

entry into force have been fulfilled by both states parties to this Bilateral

Employment Agreement.

The agreement shall remain in force until terminated by either state

giving 6 (six) months' notice in writing to the other state.

I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the

assurances of my highest consideration.

For the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Aydan KARAHAN

Ambassador

Deputy Undersecretary
EMBASSY OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ankara, November 23, 1999

No. 1536

Excellency:

I have the honor to refer to Your Excellency's

note No. PIGY/4304-888 of November 23, 1999, which

reads as follows:

Quote:

PIGY/4304-888

Ankara, November 23rd, 1999

Excellency,

I have the honor to present my compliments to Your

Excellency and with a view to replacing the exchange of

notes between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the

Republic of Turkey and the Embassy of the United States

of America of August 28 and 29, 1996, have the pleasure

on behalf of the Government of Turkey to propose that

the members of the family forming part of the household

of a member of the diplomatic staff or administrative

and technical staff officially sent by the Government

of Turkey to serve in the United States of America at

the Embassy, consular offices and missions to

international organizations and the members of the

His Excellency

Ambassador Aydan Karahan

Deputy Undersecretary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the

Republic of Turkey
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family forming part of the household of a member of the

diplomatic staff or administrative and technical staff

officially sent by the Government of the United States

of America to serve in Turkey at the Embassy, consular

offices and missions to international organizations

shall be authorized, on the basis of reciprocity and

under the conditions indicated below, to pursue gainful

employment in the receiving state, in accordance with

the provisions of the law of the receiving state:

1. "The members of the family" shall include:

a) Spouses,

b) Unmarried dependent children under 21 years of

age of the family-forming unit and,

c) Unmarried dependent children under 23 years of

age of the family-forming unit who are in fulltime attendance as students at a post-secondary

educational institution.

2. Any authorization to engage in a gainful

occupation in the receiving state shall be terminated

at the end of the assignment of the member of a

diplomatic mission, consular post or mission to an

international organization.

3. Procedures

a) A request for authorization to engage in a

gainful occupation shall be sent on behalf of the

member of the family by the embassy of the sending

state to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the

receiving state.
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b) The procedures followed shall be applied in a

way which enables the member of the family to engage in

a gainful occupation as soon as possible and any

requirements relating to work permits and similar

formalities shall be favourably applied.

c) The work authorization shall be issued for a

period not exceeding two years and can be renewed for

successive periods of equal duration.

d) The work authorization can be issued only for

employment in the field of education and academic

research or other job categories as may be agreed by

the two parties on a case by case basis through an

exchange of diplomatic notes. It may be denied for

persons who have worked illegally in the receiving

country or have committed violations of the laws or

regulations in the field of taxation and social

security there. The authorization can also be denied

for reasons of national security.

4. Criminal Immunity

In the case of members of the family who enjoy

immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the

receiving state in accordance with the Vienna

Convention on Diplomatic Relations or under any other

applicable international instrument,

a) The sending state shall waive the immunity of

the member of the family concerned from the criminal

jurisdiction of the receiving state in respect of any

act carried out in the course of the gainful occupation
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save in instances when the sending state considers that

such a waiver could be contrary to its interests.

b) The sending state shall give serious

consideration to waiving the immunity of the member of

the family from the execution of a sentence.

5. Civil and administrative privileges and

immunities

In the case of members of the family who enjoy

immunity from the civil and administrative jurisdiction

of the receiving state in accordance with the Vienna

Convention on Diplomatic Relations or under any other

applicable international instrument, such immunity

shall not apply in respect of any act carried out in

the course of the gainful occupation and falling within

the civil or administrative laws of the receiving

state.

6. Fiscal and social security regimes

In accordance with the Vienna Convention on

Diplomatic Relations or under any other applicable

international instrument, members of the family shall

be subject to the fiscal and social security regimes of

the receiving state for all matters connected with

their gainful occupation in the receiving state.

7. Duration and termination

Should the above be acceptable, I have the honor

to propose that this Note and Your Excellency's

affirmative Note in reply shall constitute an agreement

between our two Governments which shall enter into

force upon an exchange of diplomatic notes confirming
that the internal procedures for entry into force have - 5 -

been fulfilled by both states parties to this Bilateral

Employment Agreement.

The agreement shall remain in force until

terminated by either state giving 6 (six) months'

notice in writing to the other state.

I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to

Your Excellency the assurances of my highest

consideration.

For the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Aydan KARAHAN

Ambassador

Deputy Undersecretary

ANKARA

End quote.

I have the honor to confirm, on behalf of the

Government of the United States of America, that the

proposals contained in Your Excellency's note are

acceptable and that Your Excellency's note and this

note in reply shall constitute an agreement between our

two Governments which shall enter into force upon an

exchange of diplomatic notes confirming that the

internal procedures for entry into force have been

fulfilled by both states parties to this Bilateral

Employment Agreement. The agreement shall remain in

force until terminated by either state giving six (6)

months' notice in writing to the other state.
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I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to

Your Excellency the assurances of my highest

consideration.

For the Embassy of the

United States of America

Mark R. Parris

Ambassador