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The monthly minimum wage is TRY 20.002,50 gross per month effective January 1, 2024

The individual income tax ranges from 15% to 40%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates.

The employer cost is generally estimated at 17.5% of the employee salary:

• Universal Health Insurance: 7.5% 
• Long-term Insurance Branch Premium: 11% 
• Short-term Insurance Branch Premium: 2% 
• Unemployment Insurance: 2% 
• *Social Security Institution (SSI) incentive: - 5% 

Please note: The minimum salary used for the calculations is TRYTL 20.002,50 (national minimum wage) and the maximum salary is TRY 150,018.75

*The Social Security Institution (SSI) incentive is a discount that is applied when Social Security payments are made on time.

These costs are provided as estimates and are intended solely for general informational purposes. To fully comprehend all associated costs and fees related to the terms of any employment agreement for this country, please contact our Sales team for a quote.

Standard working hours are 9 hours a day, including 1-hour unpaid break, five days per week. The standard working week is Monday to Friday. It is common practice for employees to request a workweek of 37.5 hours, 7.5 hours per day.

Pregnant employees are entitled to 16 weeks of paid leave. 8 weeks must be taken before the child's birth, and 8 weeks must be taken after the child's birth. The employee will receive two-thirds (66.67%) of the salary during this period. Social Security Institution will be responsible for this pay given that 90 days of SGK premium has been paid within the last 12 months from the upper limit of SGK premium.

Eight weeks after birth, the employee is given 1.5 hours daily for lactation until the child is 1 year old. These daily 1.5 hours can be used collectively.

The employee can extend leave by means of leave, without receiving salary and without the submission of a medical report.

Employees are entitled to 5 days of paid paternity leave. These 5 days must be taken after the child's birth. The employee will receive 100% of the salary during this period, and the employer will be responsible for this pay.

Legally, the employee cannot extend leave, however, it is based on the employer's discretion.

Employees are entitled to 1 week of paid sick leave. The employee receives an allowance paid by Social Security. Sick leave can be extended but it is unpaid.

Terminations must respect complex rules and the rules of an employee’s employment country. The off-boarding is always handled by the Employer with the primary stakeholders. It may include ad-hoc fees as well as required or recommended steps on specific termination cases.

Terminations in Turkey can be complex. There is no at-will termination in Turkey for employers, outside the probation period, and termination must be done for just cause.

Compliant terminations include:

• Voluntarily by the employee
• By mutual agreement
• Unilaterally by the employer based on:
  • Probation period
  • Immoral, dishonorable or malicious conduct or other similar behavior
  • Medical reasons causing incapacity for job
  • Sexual harassment allegations
  • Misconduct
  • Disciplinary dismissal
• By the expiration of the contract

The minimum notice period is 2 weeks and will be increased according to the length of the employment.

• Up to 6 months of employment - 2 weeks of leave
• Between 6 months to 18 months of employment - 4 weeks of leave
• Between 18 months to 36 months of employment - 6 weeks of leave
• Above 36 months of employment - 8 weeks of leave

No notice period is required during probation.

In Turkey, employees terminated for justified cause and with at least 1 year of service are eligible for severance pay.

Severance pay is one month’s salary for each year of service (up to a limit of TRY 41,828.42.)

To protect you from unforeseen financial risks arising from terminations, Deel applies a Severance Accrual to all employment agreements in this country.  Deel has extensive expertise in managing litigation risk globally and our Severance Accrual calculation is based on the prevailing common-law or statutory entitlements and local best practices. In the event your employee resigns or is not entitled to severance, all unused amounts will be returned to you.

Paid time off (PTO) for both full-time and part-time employees is based on the length of employment. PTO accrues monthly, prorated based on the length of the leave the employee is eligible for. Employees are eligible for annual leave after 12 months of work.

There is no limit to carry-forward leaves. The leaves can either lapse or they can be paid out.

Turkey celebrates 9 national holidays. National public holidays include:

1. New Year's Day
2. National Sovereign and Children’s Day
3. Labor Day
4. Remembrance  of Atatürk and Youth Day
5. Democracy and National Unity Day
6. Victory Day
7. Republic’s Day
8. Ramadan Holiday
9. Eid-al Adha Feasting Holiday

Contracts must be in Turkish and can be bilingual. They must be in writing and signed by both parties.

A contract must include:

• Name
• Start date
• Length of the employment
• Hours of work
• Job description
• Compensation and benefits
• Termination conditions