Turkiye raises monthly minimum wage by 27% for 2026

The gross minimum wage will be set at TL 33,030, he said.

Turkiye’s net monthly minimum wage will be raised by 27 per cent YoY to 28,075 Turkish lira (~$655.53) next year, Labour Minister Vedat Isikhan has said.
The gross minimum wage will be set at TL 33,030.
The announcement followed the third meeting of the Minimum Wage Determination Commission.
The talks were held without the participation of Turk-Is, the main labour confederation, which rejected the hike.

The hike will affect close to 9 million workers and is being widely perceived as a benchmark for private-sector pay rises.

“With the new wage, we stand behind our promise of not letting our employees be crushed by inflation,” he was quoted as saying by domestic media reports.

The announcement followed the third meeting of the Minimum Wage Determination Commission, comprising 15 members, five each from the government, employers and workers.

However, this year’s talks were held without the participation of Turk-Is, the main labour confederation, which said it is not accepting the increase as the hiked figure does not meet any of its demands.

Annual inflation in the country cooled to 31.1 per cent in November—the lowest in four years.

Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz recently said the government’s priority for next year is to bring inflation below 20 per cent.

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