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Thinking about employing or expanding your business in Turkey?
To help get you started we are pleased to provide a summary of key employment information in Turkey, from employment regulations to tax rates and employee benefits.
Expanding into Turkey
Key facts
Contract Types
Contracts in Turkey can be indefinite or fixed term which cannot be renewed. Contracts are often governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
Probation
Probation is usually 2 months which cannot be extended.
Working Hours
Hours can be a maximum of 45 hours per week, which should be divided equally between the days worked with a maximum of 11 hours per day.
Overtime
All hours worked above 45 per week should be paid as overtime at a rate of 150% of usual pay. This may increase in accordance with a Collective Bargaining Agreement. Alternatively, time off in lieu may be given at a rate of 150% of the hours worked. The maximum overtime allowed per year is 270 hours. Any overtime worked during weekends or public holidays should be remunerated at a rate of 200%.
Other
There are no 13th month salary requirements, or other compulsory bonuses, but some companies do provide them. A remote working agreement must be provided in addition to the contract where appropriate.
Tax rates valid for: 2024
Corporation tax: 25%
30% for Financial Services
Consumption tax: 20%
Employers’ Social Security: 20.50%
Other Mandatory Contributions: Unemployment 2%
Employees’ Social Security:
14% plus 1% unemployment contribution.
There is a social security ceiling of TYL 75,060
Income tax rates
- Up To 70,000 TYL – 15%
- 70,000 to 150,000 TYL – 20%
- 150,000 to 550,000 TYL – 27%
- 550,000 to 1,900,000 TYL – 35%
- Over 1,900,000 TYL – 40%
Notice
The notice period is dependent on the employee’s length of service:
- No notice is required during probation
- Less than 6 months’ service 2 weeks’ notice is required
- With 6 months to 18 months’ service 4 weeks’ notice is required
- From 18 months to 3 years’ service the requirement is 6 weeks’ notice
- Over 3 years’ service attracts 8 weeks’ notice
After 6 months’ service employers (with more than 30 employees) must have a valid reason for termination, which can include operational reasons, to which special rules apply. In practice employees can be terminated by mutual agreement which would usually involve an additional severance payment. In such cases employees must be informed that they have no right to reinstatement and that they will not be eligible for unemployment benefit.
Severance Pay
Severance is payable after one year’s service at the rate of one month’s salary per year worked in addition to payment for leave which has been accrued and not used, together with any bonuses owing. There is a ceiling for severance pay which in 2024 is TRY 35,058.58 per month.
National Public Holidays: 15 ½ days
New Year’s Day – 1st January
No Day Given in Lieu
Eve of Ramadan Feast (1/2 day)*- 9th April
No Day Given in Lieu
End of Ramadan* – 10th – 12th April
No Day Given in Lieu
National Sovereignty and Children’s Day – 23rd April
No Day Given in Lieu
Labour Day – 1st May
No Day Given in Lieu
Attaturk Day – 19th May
No Day Given in Lieu
Sacrifice Feast Eve (1/2 day)* – 15th June
No Day Given in Lieu
Feast of the Sacrifice* – 16th – 19h June
No Day Given in Lieu
Democracy and Unity Day – 15th July
No Day Given in Lieu
Victory Day – 30th August
No Day Given in Lieu
Republic Day Eve (1/2 day) – 28 October
No Day Given in Lieu
*Muslim holidays move forward by 11 days each year and dates are tentative as they are subject to sighting of the moon. It is common for firms to more days over the Muslim holidays.
Leave entitlement is dependent on service:
- 1-5 years: 14 days
- 5 – 15 years: 20 days
- Over 15 years: 26 days
All employees over the age of 50 are entitled to a minimum of 20 days.
Carry Over
Permitted with the agreement of both parties
Payment in lieu
Only allowed on termination
Sick Leave
After 3 days employees receive sick pay from Social Security, though many employers will pay full wages from day one and receive a partial refund from the Social Security. After 6 weeks of sick leave an employee can be dismissed.
Maternity Leave Up to 16 weeks on full pay financed by Social Security. A minimum of 3 weeks must be taken before the birth.
Paternity Leave
New fathers are entitled to 5 days paid by the employer.
Parental Leave
10 days to attend medical appointments for chronically ill or disabled children. Both parents, if employed, can also request to work part time until the child is school age.
Other Leave
3 days for marriage, or for the death of a close relative. Up to 90 days’ paid leave is provided for those called up for military service.
Medical
Turkiye has universal healthcare but many employers will provide medical insurance for employees and dependents.
Life
Not commonly provided as a separate benefit but may be covered under a pension plan.
Pension
Some employers will contribute to an additional pension.
Other
A meal allowance is a commonly provided benefit (minimum of 55TYL per day).
We make expansion in Turkey simple
Employing people compliantly across international borders can be challenging but we make it simple, bringing down barriers and making light work of the complexities. We offer the full range of compliant global expansion solutions so that wherever, whenever and however you want to employ people, we can support you.
EOR Services
Employ people compliantly in 180+ countries – without setting up new entities. We’ll shoulder responsibility as Employer of Record (EOR), making sure all your international employment is fully compliant.
We can also take care of your global HR from multi-country payroll to onboarding and offboarding.
Payroll Solutions
Getting global payroll right is one of the hardest challenges for any business expanding into new countries. We can shoulder this burden, freeing up valuable in-house resource to focus on growing your business.
Consider us an extension of your HR team, ready to answer all your questions large and small.
Global Mobility
Mobilise your people across borders with ease. Relocating to work abroad can feel daunting. But with Leap29 at your side, your employees can feel safe and supported.
We’ll guide your employees through the complexities of working in another country, helping them settle in fast.
Entity Services
Follow the opportunities to grow your business – wherever they take you.
We lighten the load of establishing and managing foreign entities and can help you solve all your entity challenges from running compliant, accurate multi-country payroll to local accounting and financial reporting.
PEO Solutions
Employ international talent wherever and whenever you need it – and enjoy the peace of mind of knowing you’re fully compliant. Our Professional Employer Organisation (PEO) services allow you to focus on growing your business while we handle compliance, multi-country payroll and your global HR.
Support & Advisory
The help you need to make your global growth effortless – trusted guidance and advice on your expansion challenges large and small.
HR Support
When you’re employing people in lots of different countries, answering just a simple query can take a disproportionate amount of time for your in-house HR team. Our HR Support service reduces this burden, saving you time and money and giving you the confidence of knowing your employees are well looked after, whatever their location.
Contractor Payroll
Enjoy compliant contractor payroll that meets all local requirements for tax, social security and employment legislation. We understand the importance of compliant contractor payroll to the success of your business and will pay your contractors on time, every time.
Start hiring today – and onboard within hours.
Pricing
Budget confidently with transparent, competitive fees and no hidden costs.
Want us to shoulder employer liability and take care of your global HR through our EOR solution? No problem. Just want global payroll? You can have that too. Pick the solutions that your individual business needs.
We’re a people business with employee management software, not a software business that works in employee management!
At Leap29 we offer access to the latest technology and software to easily and effectively manage your employees from anywhere in the world.
Our bespoke online portal LeapForward helps ensure a smooth onboarding process, manages monthly payroll and easily facilitates additional bonuses and expenses. By streamlining your processes through our online portal, it will help you attract and retain great talent and take the pain out of payroll management.
Integrated fully with our global EOR services, LeapForward comes at no additional cost to you but is guaranteed to save you time and money whilst simplifying your employee management procedures.
Turkey
Expansion Resources
Interested in finding out more? Check out our detailed Turkey expansion resources below.
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