2026 Minimum Wage Amount is Announced

With the decision of the Minimum Wage Determination Commission published in the Official Gazette dated December 26, 2025 and numbered 33119, the minimum wage and the minimum wage support amount applicable for 2026 have been finalized.

a. Minimum Wage

TERM	Daily (Gross)	Monthly (Gross)	Monthly (Net)
2026	1,101.00 TRY	33,030.00 TRY	28,075.50 TRY

b. Minimum Wage Support

The minimum wage support for the January-December 2026 period has been set at 1,270.00 TRY.

c. Monthly SSI Base and Ceiling Parameters

Pursuant to Article 82 of the Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Law No. 5510 (In Turkish), the lower limit of the daily earnings taken as the basis for calculating contributions to be collected under this Law is one thirtieth of the minimum wage, and the upper limit is nine times this amount. Accordingly, for the year 2026, the lower and upper limits of monthly earnings are as follows:

	Lower Limit	Upper Limit
Daily Earnings	1,101.00 TRY	9,909.00 TRY
Monthly Earnings	33,030.00 TRY	297,270.00 TRY

You may access the relevant Official Gazette via the link (In Turkish).

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