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Minimum wage in Turkey in 2021: 2,825 lira

Minimum wage in Turkey in 2021: 2,825 lira

Turkey’s Minimum Wage Determination Commission convened for the fourth and last time today and determined the net and gross monthly minimum wages for 2021. The net minimum wage will be 2 thousand 825 lira 90 kurush (~377 USD) in 2021.

28 December 2020

‘Minimum wage has become an average wage in Turkey’

DİSK CHAIR ARZU ÇERKEZOĞLU

‘Minimum wage has become an average wage in Turkey’

Ahead of the fourth and final meeting of Turkey's Minimum Wage Determination Commission next week, Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) Chair Arzu Çerkezoğlu has answered the questions of bianet.

24 December 2020 Selay Dalaklı

TurkStat says minimum wage should be 2,792 lira

TurkStat says minimum wage should be 2,792 lira

Minimum Wage Determination Commission has convened for the third time. In the meeting hosted by TÜRK-İŞ workers’ confederation, the state agency TurkStat has said that the minimum subsistence level of a worker is 2,792 lira (~366 USD).

22 December 2020

Minimum wage negotiations in Turkey: A brief overview

Minimum wage negotiations in Turkey: A brief overview

Minimum Wage Determination Commission will convene for the third time on December 22. But what has happened in the meetings so far? What is Turkey's current minimum wage and what do unions and the opposition demand? Here is a brief summary...

21 December 2020 Selay Dalaklı

‘Sometimes, we also get surprised at how we live’

MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS IN TURKEY

‘Sometimes, we also get surprised at how we live’

This is the story of two minimum wage earners. Their lives might be different, but what they are faced with is similar. Kader needs boots and Samet a coat. Do you think they can buy them? They answer: “We don’t make a living, we are just saving the day…”

8 December 2020 Hikmet Adal