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As of 1 January 2025, this has increased to 26,005.50 Turkish liras (gross). The new rate applies from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.
The minimum wage applies to all employees, regardless of age, industry, and experience. The only exception concerns employees who work in underground coal and lignite mines, where the minimum wage must equal at least twice the regular rate.
Severance payments
Subject to several conditions, employees are entitled to a severance payment of one month's salary for each year of service if they are dismissed. The government has determined a ceiling for such payments on a six-month basis. From 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025, the maximum severance payment has increased from 41,828.42 Turkish lira (gross) to 46,655.43 Turkish lira (gross). The next adjustment to the maximum severance payment will be made on 1 July 2025.
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