The restrictions affect several industries, including healthcare, law, education, private security, finance, tourism, transport and maritime services. Kenyans hoping to secure employment in the European-Asian country are among those required to observe the rules.
According to the published guidelines, the restrictions are backed by specific Turkish laws and regulations rather than temporary administrative decisions. This means that possessing professional qualifications, experience or relevant training does not automatically give a foreign national the right to work in the affected occupations.
In the healthcare sector, foreigners are barred from working as dentists, providing medicinal services and practising veterinary medicine. They are also prohibited from serving as hospital care workers or taking up certain management and supervisory positions in private hospitals and independent healthcare facilities.
The legal profession is another area largely reserved for Turkish citizens. Foreign nationals cannot work as lawyers or notaries, become judges or prosecutors, serve as mediators in civil disputes or take up positions as concordat commissioners.
Other restrictions cover private security services, where foreigners cannot establish or manage private security companies or work as private security officers. Neighbourhood and market guard positions are also included.
In finance and administration, the prohibited occupations include certified public accountants, sworn-in certified public accountants, assistant customs consultants and cooperative board members.
The education and tourism industries have also been affected. Foreigners cannot establish or teach in schools operating in languages other than Turkish under the specified restrictions. Tourist guides and travel agency supervisors are also among the prohibited occupations.
Transport and aviation-related positions, including transport organisers, honorary traffic inspectors and trainee aviation information management officers, are covered by the regulations.
Türkiye has further restricted foreign participation in several maritime activities within its territorial waters. These include diving, exploration, piloting, captaining, navigation and working as crew members on vessels.
Commercial activities involving the export of certain marine products, including fish, oysters, mussels, sponges, pearls and corals, are also restricted.
Other occupations appearing on the list include sports counsellors, agricultural labour intermediaries, ship agency officials and employees, permanent mining supervisors and technical staff, as well as foreign medical assistants working outside approved specialist training programmes.
The publication of the list provides foreign jobseekers and employers with clearer guidance on occupations legally open to non-Turkish nationals.
Kenyans planning to relocate to Türkiye for employment are therefore advised to establish whether their intended profession is permitted before spending money on applications, travel arrangements or work permit procedures.
The restrictions apply to foreign nationals generally and are based on Türkiye's existing legal framework.
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