OBS_VALUE: According to Article 21 of the Regulation on Application of International Labor Force Law, the General Directorate determines the criteria for granting work permits. pplicants who want to employ foreign employees must meet evaluations criteria issued by the Ministry. According to the aforementioned evaluation criteria, there must be at least five Turkish citizen employees working in the workplace for each foreign citizen applying for a work permit. If a work permit is requested for more than one foreigner in the same workplace, this ratio shall be sought for each application separately. This requirement does not apply to “Key Personnel” of “Special Foreign Direct Investments” as defined by Article 4 of the Regulation related to the Employment of Foreign Workers in the Scope of Foreign Investment Law. However, it applies to the regular personnel of Special Foreign Direct Investments, but the minimum Turkish employee requirement will be evaluated not only according to one workplace for which the work permit is sought, but according to all workplaces of the company nationwide in Turkey. (For other requirements, see: https://www.csgb.gov.tr/uigm/calisma-izni/calisma-izni-degerlendirme-kriterleri/)