Hire and pay employees in Turkey compliantly from day one
Easily hire employees in Turkey with Deel. Deel's best-in-class Employer of Record setup allows us to handle local laws, tax and benefits, and international payroll on your behalf in 150+ countries including Turkey.
Backed by local experts and built-in compliance protection, your next hire could start in as little as 3 days with Deel.
Onboard, pay and manage employees in Turkey with Deel
Usually, to hire in Turkey, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, and licensing, can take months.
Now you can hire employees in Turkey quickly, easily and compliantly. Automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more. And once your new hire is onboarded, Deel HR keeps their time off and documents in one place, so managing your team in Turkey doesn't mean a separate system.
Already have an entity in Turkey? Our PEO services can run payroll and compliance for your direct employees.
Currency Turkish Lira (TRY)
Capital Ankara
Official language Turkish
Payroll cycle Monthly
All the necessary benefits for Turkey built right in
Deel allows you to provide localised benefits for employees in Turkey within minutes. All from one manageable online dashboard in a single HR platform.
- Private Pension BES
- Social Security
- Minimum Living Allowance
- Private Healthcare - Unisure (optional)
- Private Healthcare - AXA (optional)
- Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)
- Global Life Insurance - Allianz
Our quick-start guide to hiring in Turkey
Navigate the tabs below to learn everything you need to know about hiring an employee in Turkey
Minimum Wage Requirements
The monthly minimum wage is TRY 33,030.00 gross per month, effective 1 January 2026.
Individual Income Tax
| Tax Rate | 2026 Annual Taxable Income |
|---|---|
| 15% | TRY 0–190,000 |
| 20% | TRY 190,000–400,000 |
| 27% | TRY 400,000–1,000,000 |
| 35% | TRY 1,000,000–5,300,000 |
| 40% | Over TRY 5,300,000 |
Payroll Cost
The employer cost is generally estimated at 22.35% of the employee's salary:
Universal health insurance: 7.5%
Long-term insurance branch premium: 12%
Short-term insurance branch premium: 2.25%
Unemployment insurance: 2%
Social Security Institution (SSI) incentive: −2%
Please note: the minimum salary used for calculations is TRY 33,030.00 (national minimum wage) and the maximum salary is TRY 297,270.00.
Employer liability cost: an administrative fee of 0.60% is applied to ensure ongoing worker compensation and liability cover
Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours
Standard working hours are 9 hours a day, including a one-hour unpaid break, five days per week. The standard working week is Monday to Friday. It is common practice for employees to request a workweek of 37.5 hours, 7.5 hours per day.
Hiring in Turkey, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Turkey with our EOR solution. If you have an entity, our Global Payroll solution takes care of payroll and compliance for your direct employees. Our 250+ in-house experts handle everything, from managing local laws and complex tax systems to running your payroll in Turkey and 150+ other countries.
Management fee
Starting at
$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
22.35%
of employee salary