Minimum wage, severance payments and administrative fines
prescribed by the Labour Act are revised at the beginning of each
calendar year.
Minimum wage
The minimum wage rate for 2018 was TL2,029.50 (gross) per month.
As of 1 January 2019, this has increased to TL2,558.40 (gross) per
month. The new rate applies from 1 January 2019 to 31 December
2019.
Minimum wage applies to all employees, regardless of age,
industry and experience. The only exceptions are the coal and
lignite mining industries, where the minimum wage must be equal to
at least twice the regular rate (ie, the minimum wage for coal and
lignite miners is TL4,059 (gross) per month).
Severance payments
Subject to several conditions, employees are entitled to a
severance payment of one month's salary for each year of
service on the termination of their employment. A ceiling is
considered when calculating severance payments determined by the
government on a six-month basis. From 1 January 2019 to
