Curfew will not apply to hotel employees

CIRCULAR NO: 20/45 İstanbul, 11.04.2020

Relevant Department: Chairmanship of the Board of Directors, General Management, Human Resources

Subject: Curfew will not apply to hotel employees

Reference: Circular of the Ministry of the Interior dated 10.04.2020

Executive Summary: A 48-hour curfew has been declared by the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Türkiye in 30 metropolitan provinces and Zonguldak, effective as of 00:00 on April 11, 2020, and hotel employees are exempt from the curfew.

Dear Member,

A 48-hour curfew was declared by the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Türkiye in 30 metropolitan provinces and Zonguldak, effective as of 00:00 on April 11, 2020.

As a result of our contacts to have employees working in hotels exempted from this measure, and following a conversation between our Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, and the Minister of the Interior, Mr. Süleyman Soylu, the matter was resolved by establishing that hotels fall within the supplier establishments referred to in the Circular. The Ministry of the Interior has provided the necessary notification to the Governorships on the matter. The final version of the Circular is attached.

However, if necessary, we recommend that this message be sent to employees who will be traveling to and from work, and that it be shown to security forces along with their identity cards if requested.

Given its importance, we bring this matter to your attention.

Respectfully,

TÜROB - Association of Turkish Hoteliers

Müberra ERESİN

Chair of the Board of Directors

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