The minimum wage applicable between 01.01.2025 and 31.12.2025 in Türkiye is announced:

Gross minimum monthly wage :             26.005,50 Turkish Lira

Net minimum monthly wage    :             22.104,67 Turkish Lira

As the salary to be paid to the foreign employee must be commensurate with the position considered, the minimum monthly gross salary amounts would be as follows:

  • High-level managers and pilots cannot be paid less than 5 times the minimum wage (or 130.027,50 TRY gross/mo);
  • Engineers/architects cannot be paid less than 4 times the minimum wage (or 104.022,00 TRY gross/mo);
  • Department managers cannot be paid less than 3 times the minimum wage (or 78.016,50 TRY TRY gross/mo);
  • An employee who will work in a position requiring expertise (note: this is not defined) and a teacher cannot be paid less than 2 times the minimum wage (or 52.011,00 TRY gross/mo);
  • Household workers and others (i.e sales officers, low-level marketing officers) cannot be paid less than minimum wage (or 26.005,50 TRY gross/mo).

The salary requirements above do not include benefits of any kind, whether housing, bonus, etc. Salary requirements must be maintained throughout the validity of the work permit.

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