Everything changed with the minimum wage increase! Here are the new GSS premium, unemployment benefits, and severance pay.

The minimum wage amount that will be valid from the new year has been announced. The minimum wage, which was 17,002 TL, has been set at 22,104 TL for the new year. With the increase, unemployment benefits, as well as General Health Insurance and Individual Retirement Insurance fees, have also been raised.

THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT HAS BECOME 10 THOUSAND

After a 30% increase in the minimum wage, the unemployment benefit has also been increased by the same rate. Last year, the unemployment benefit was applied as a minimum of 7,940 TL and a maximum of 15,880 TL. After the increase this year, the lowest unemployment benefit is 10,332 TL, and the highest unemployment benefit is 20,644 TL.

GSS PREMIUM HAS INCREASED

The GSS premium, which was applied as 600 TL by the Social Security Institution, has also increased with the new minimum wage. After the increase, the GSS premium has become 781 TL per month.

SEVERANCE PAY HAS BECOME AT LEAST 26 THOUSAND LIRA

With the increase, as of 2025, employees who will leave their jobs, those who will retire, or those who leave the workplace for other legitimate reasons will be paid at least 26,002 TL as severance pay. The ceiling for severance pay will be determined by the civil servant salary increase.

BES DEDUCTION HAS INCREASED TO 780 LIRA

The Individual Retirement System (BES) deduction, which was applied as 600.07 TL in 2024, has been set at 780.09 TL with a thirty percent increase in the new year.

HOW MUCH ARE INTERN SALARIES?

Intern salaries were paid as 5,100 TL, while with the 2025 minimum wage increase, the intern salary has become 6,630 TL.

MILITARY AND MATERNITY DEBT REPAYMENT HAS ALSO INCREASED

The minimum military and maternity debt repayment was applied as 213 TL and the maximum as 1,600 TL; after the increases, the military and maternity debt repayment has become a minimum of 277 TL and a maximum of 2,080 TL.