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The monthly minimum wage is TRY 26,005.50 gross per month effective January 1, 2025.

The individual income tax ranges from 15% to 40%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates.

The employer cost is generally estimated at 18.75% of the employee salary:

• Universal Health Insurance: 7.5% 
• Long-term Insurance Branch Premium: 11% 
• Short-term Insurance Branch Premium: 2.25% 
• Unemployment Insurance: 2% 
• *Social Security Institution (SSI) incentive: - 4% 

Please note: The minimum salary used for the calculations is TRY 26,005.50 (national minimum wage) and the maximum salary is TRY 195,041.40.

*The Social Security Institution (SSI) incentive is a discount that is applied when Social Security payments are made on time.

Ces coûts sont des estimations et ne sont indiqués qu’à titre d’information. Pour comprendre le mode de calcul des coûts et frais inhérents aux termes d’un contrat de travail établi dans ce pays, n’hésitez pas à demander un devis à notre service commercial.

Standard working hours are 9 hours a day, including 1-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.

Pregnant employees are entitled to 16 weeks of paid leave. 8 weeks must be taken before the child's birth, and 8 weeks must be taken after the child's birth. The employee will receive two-thirds (66.67%) of the salary during this period. Social Security Institution will be responsible for this pay given that 90 days of SGK premium has been paid within the last 12 months from the upper limit of SGK premium.

Eight weeks after birth, the employee is given 1.5 hours daily for lactation until the child is 1 year old. These daily 1.5 hours can be used collectively.

The employee can extend leave by means of leave, without receiving salary and without the submission of a medical report.

Employees are entitled to 5 days of paid paternity leave. These 5 days must be taken after the child's birth. The employee will receive 100% of the salary during this period, and the employer will be responsible for this pay.

Legally, the employee cannot extend leave, however, it is based on the employer's discretion.

Employees are entitled to 1 week of paid sick leave. The employee receives an allowance paid by Social Security. Sick leave can be extended but it is unpaid.

Un licenciement doit respecter des règles complexes et la procédure officielle du pays où travaille la personne concernée. Les conditions du départ sont toujours gérées par l’employeur avec les principales parties prenantes. La procédure peut inclure des frais ponctuels et certaines mesures (obligatoires ou recommandées) dans des cas spécifiques de licenciement.

Terminations in Turkey can be complex. There is no at-will termination in Turkey for employers, outside the probation period, and termination must be done for just cause.

Pour être conforme, la rupture d’un contrat de travail doit être motivée par :

• Du fait de l’employé
• D’un commun accord
• Unilaterally by the employer based on:
  • Période d’essai
  • Immoral, dishonorable or malicious conduct or other similar behavior
  • Medical reasons causing incapacity for job
  • Sexual harassment allegations
  • Faute de l’employé
  • Disciplinary dismissal
• À l’expiration du contrat

The minimum notice period is 2 weeks and will be increased according to the length of the employment.

• Up to 6 months of employment - 2 weeks of leave
• Between 6 months to 18 months of employment - 4 weeks of leave
• Between 18 months to 36 months of employment - 6 weeks of leave
• Above 36 months of employment - 8 weeks of leave

No notice period is required during probation.

In Turkey, employees terminated for justified cause and with at least 1 year of service are eligible for severance pay.

Severance pay is one month’s salary for each year of service (up to a limit of TRY 41,828.42.)

Pour vous prémunir des risques financiers imprévus liés à un licenciement, Deel prévoit un cumul d’indemnités de départ dans tous les contrats de travail pour ce pays.  Deel possède une grande expérience de la gestion des risques de litige à l’international, et nous calculons le cumul d’indemnités de départ en fonction du droit commun ou des dispositions légales et des meilleures pratiques locales. Si votre employé démissionne ou n’a pas droit à une indemnité de départ, les montants réservés en vertu du contrat et inutilisés vous sont remboursés.

Paid time off (PTO) for both full-time and part-time employees is based on the length of employment. PTO accrues monthly, prorated based on the length of the leave the employee is eligible for. Employees are eligible for annual leave after 12 months of work.

There is no limit to carry-forward leaves. The leaves can either lapse or they can be paid out.

Turkey celebrates 9 national holidays. National public holidays include:

1. Jour de l’An
2. National Sovereign and Children’s Day
3. Fête du travail
4. Remembrance  of Atatürk and Youth Day
5. Democracy and National Unity Day
6. Jour de la Victoire
7. Republic’s Day
8. Ramadan Holiday
9. Eid-al Adha Feasting Holiday

Contracts must be in Turkish and can be bilingual. They must be in writing and signed by both parties.

Un contrat doit préciser :

• Nom
• Date de début
• Durée de l’emploi
• Hours of work
• Description du poste
• Compensation and benefits
• Conditions de rupture de contrat