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Turkey’s finance minister signals above-inflation raise for minimum wage
Mehmet Şimşek's statements fueled expectations that the government could make a higher increase to the minimum wage.
17 December 2024
Economists urge government to base minimum wage raise on actual inflation
Amid signs that the government will likely refrain from a substantial increase, 118 economists have warned in a joint statement that high inflation is making minimum wage earners increasingly vulnerable.
30 October 2024
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Prospects dim for Turkey's workers ahead of minimum wage raise
The draft budget suggests a 17% hike, aligning with the 2025 year-end inflation forecast, according to an economist. This approach follows the IMF recommendation to adjust the minimum wage based not on past inflation rates but on a future-oriented basis.
25 October 2024
Hikmet Adal
reports
No mid-year minimum wage increase on Turkey's agenda
The government has ruled out a rise. Economists oppose the assumption that an increase would have excerbated the inflation problem.
27 June 2024
Hikmet Adal
Gap between minimum wage and poverty line closing
According to TÜRK-İŞ data, the poverty line increased by 617 lira in one month, reaching 15,048 lira. The difference with the minimum wage decreased to 1,954 lira before salaries were deposited according to the newly determined level of minimum wage, which is 17,002 lira as of January 2024.
1 February 2024
Bülent Danışoğlu
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Reinforcing inequalities with regional minimum wage
No matter what kind of regional classification is made, workers in Kurdish cities will officially receive lower wages than those working in other regions
14 December 2023
Bülent Danışoğlu
Minimum wage becoming average wage 'an intentional choice of government'
Around 50% of workers in Turkey earn a wage similar to the minimum wage, reaching 70% in the private sector, DİSK chair noted ahead of the minimum wage negotiations.
1 December 2023
Currency depreciation plagues Turkey's new 'record-high' minimum wage
Within three days of the new minimum wage announcement, the lira's depreciation against the US dollar reduced its value from 482 to 452 dollars.
23 June 2023
Highest ever minimum wage in US dollars still lacks purchasing power
The minimum wage in Turkey was increased by 34 percent in the second half of 2023. At its highest level in USD, the lowest wage still has weak purchasing power due to the economic crisis and high inflation.
21 June 2023
Union confederation expresses concerns over Turkey's ongoing minimum wage talks
These worries come amidst contentious official inflation statistics and a rapidly depreciating lira.
19 June 2023
Minimum wage negotiations to begin amidst lira depreciation
The Minimum Wage Determination Committee's decisions will significantly impact minimum wage and related compensations like unemployment benefits, disability allowances, and internship allowances.
12 June 2023
Starvation line exceeds the minimum wage
A minimum wage (8,506 lira) does not cover the necessary monthly food expenditure (8,864 lira) for a family of four anymore, according to research by The Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TÜRK-İŞ).
30 January 2023
'Erdoğan and employers determined minimum wage'
Workers' representatives and the Minimum Wage Determination Commission members were not present at the press conference where the president announced next year's minimum wage.
22 December 2022
Türkiye raises minimum wage by 54 percent
The net minimum monthly wage will be 8,506 lira in 2023, up from 5,500 lira this year.
22 December 2022
Minimum wage meetings to start
Meeting schedule of Minimum Wage Commission will be announced today but there is a large gap between the parties' suggestions for the minimum monthly wage.
1 December 2022
Starvation line in Turkey: 6 thousand 391 lira
The 'cost of living' of a single employee has increased to 8,313 Turkish Lira (TRY), which is 4,061 TRY higher than the minimum wage.
28 June 2022
HDP demands an effective investigation into 16-year-old Aksem’s death
“In order to bring the death of Aksem into light in all aspects, an effective investigation must be conducted immediately and the responsible ones must definitely be revealed,” said Peoples’ Democratic Party Co-Chair Pervin Buldan.
30 March 2022
Starvation line tops the minimum wage by 675 lira in Turkey
The ‘cost of living’ of a single employee has increased to 6,473 Turkish Lira (TRY), which is 2,200 TRY higher than the minimum wage.
28 March 2022
DİSK CHAIR ÇERKEZOĞLU
‘Minimum Wage Determination Commission should convene immediately’
Çerkezoğlu, the Chair of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey, says the Minimum Wage Determination Commission can convene upon the call of the Ministry of Labor, noting that there is no obstacle to a rise in the minimum wage.
23 March 2022
MINISTER OF LABOR SPEAKS
No increase in sight for minimum wage in Turkey
Minister of Labor Bilgin has argued that the increase in the minimum wage, made in the new year, is sufficient. The minimum wage is currently under the starvation line.
22 March 2022
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Main opposition CHP proposes setting the minimum wage every 6 months
Submitting a legislative proposal, main opposition CHP MP Gürer has underlined that the inflation rate is constantly increasing in Turkey, raising concerns that the value of the minimum wage is also constantly decreasing as a result.
22 March 2022
Poverty line is almost 4 times the minimum wage in Turkey, finds confederation
According to the February 2022 data of the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (Türk-İş), the starvation line of a family of four is 4,522 Turkish Lira (TRY), which is 300 TRY more than the minimum wage in Turkey.
25 February 2022
HDP proposes adjusting minimum wage in Turkey every 3 months
Garo Paylan, the HDP Vice Co-Chair Responsible for the Economy, says, “The wage increase has melted before minimum wage earners have it in their pockets”, noting that Erdoğan has taken back a lot more than the wage increase he gave to people.
3 February 2022
Gap between starvation line and minimum wage has almost completely closed in Turkey
According to the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (Türk-İş), the starvation line of a family of four is 4,249 lira and its poverty line is 13,843 lira in Turkey in January. The current minimum wage is 4,253 lira.
31 January 2022
DİSK-AR
Average wages in foodservice, construction sectors lower than minimum wage in Turkey
The minimum wage is becoming the average wage in the country, the DİSK-AR noted.
30 December 2021
WEEKLY ROUNDUP #13
'Minimum wage for all'
Government raises minimum wage sharply but lira is sinking faster • Is the main reason for drought in Turkey the climate crisis or wrong water policies? • Four deaths in a week put spotlight on ill prisoners’ situation
18 December 2021
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Minimum wage hike not sufficient amid 'deep economic crisis,' says DİSK union confederation
"In January 2021, the minimum wage was worth 386 dollars. The increased minimum wage for 2022 is worth 275 dollars," the DİSK has stated.
16 December 2021
Turkey raises minimum wage by 50 percent amid currency crisis, high prices
The government has raised the minimum monthly wage from 2,825 lira to 4,250 lira for the next year.
16 December 2021
CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu proposes dollar-indexed minimum wage in Turkey
Main opposition CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said, “The minimum wage was 384 dollars in January. They say, ‘Turkey is at full gallop’. If they are to determine a new minimum wage, they should pay the equivalent of 384 dollars in Turkish Lira.”
15 December 2021
Report: Minimum wage meeting delayed due to lira's rapid slide
The minimum wage commission was expected to convene at the start of the week.
14 December 2021
Unions to protest for minimum wage: 'Enough is enough, İstanbul speaks up'
The Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) has decided to hold a rally where the demands of the working class and laborers are widely expressed. The rally will take place in İstanbul on December 12, 2021.
6 December 2021
Only pro-government and state news agencies allowed at minimum wage meeting
The Journalists' Union of Turkey has denounced the prevention of journalists from following the meetings.
2 December 2021
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