Employees expect a certain level of compensation before considering a position at a company, so it’s important to offer a competitive salary that aligns with industry standards to attract the talent you need. Unfortunately, sourcing benefits and mastering the compensation laws in Türkiye can prove challenging on top of handling an entire expansion.
G-P can save you time and unnecessary stress through Employer of Record (EOR) solutions. Our goal is to help you expand across the globe without worrying about compliance. When you choose us, you won’t have to set up a subsidiary to begin working.
Türkiye compensation laws
Türkiye has a national minimum wage included in Article 39 of the Turkish Labor Code that applies to all employees. In 2024, the minimum wage was changed to TRY 17,002 a month. However, the commission of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security meets once every year to revise the minimum wage. Plus, coal and lignite mining industries have to pay at least double the national minimum wage set by the commission.
Guaranteed benefits in Türkiye
Adding guaranteed benefits to your Türkiye employee benefits management plan first is a great way to ensure you stay compliant. We recommend starting with Türkiye’s mandated paid holidays and paid annual leave. The amount of annual leave depends on how long the employee has worked for your company:
- Individuals who have worked between 1 to 5 years should get 14 working days off.
- For those who have completed more than 5 years, but less than 15 years should get 20 days off.
- Those with 15 years or more of service should get 26 days off each year.
Türkiye also provides maternity and paternity leave benefits. Pregnant employees should get 8 weeks of maternity leave before and after childbirth. During that time, they should also receive lump-sum pregnancy, childbirth, and nursing benefits. In Türkiye, paternity leave is 5 days by law.
Türkiye benefits management
After you include all guaranteed benefits in your employment contract, you can disperse supplemental benefits that employees may expect. Employers in Türkiye often provide the following additional benefits options:
- Meal vouchers
- Cash allowances
- Company cars
- Private healthcare
Supplemental benefits can encourage greater retention rates and employee satisfaction. If you’re not sure what kind of benefits to provide, you can poll employees and ask what would mean the most to them or check to see what other companies are providing.
Restrictions for benefits and compensation
Companies looking to pay employees and provide benefits can’t do so until they have a registered entity in Türkiye. However, setting up a subsidiary can take months and delay your operations, cause you to lose talented candidates, and even forfeit important business contracts.
With G-P, you can bypass this requirement and leverage our Türkiye entity to start working immediately.
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