23.12.2025 19:50
The leader of the CHP, Özgür Özel, commented on the minimum wage, which is 28,075 lira. Özel stated, "Today, the official poverty line is 30,000 lira. For the first time in our history, the minimum wage has been announced below the poverty line. We have warned multiple times and demanded the 39,000 lira that belongs to the workers."
CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, who made a statement regarding the new minimum wage, reacted with the words, "Today, the official hunger threshold is 30,000 lira. For the first time in our minimum wage history, it has been announced below the hunger threshold. We warned repeatedly, we demanded the 39,000 lira that belongs to the worker."
MINIMUM WAGE HAS BECOME 28,075 LIRA
The third meeting of the Minimum Wage Determination Commission, which is working to determine the minimum wage figure that will be valid in 2026, has concluded. Minister Işıkhan announced the decision of the Minimum Wage Determination Commission at a meeting held at the Ministry with the participation of government and employer delegations. Işıkhan reported that the minimum wage has been set at a net 28,075 lira and 50 kuruş for the year 2026.
FIRST COMMENT FROM ÖZGÜR ÖZEL
CHP Chairman Özgür Özel harshly criticized the new minimum wage in a statement on his social media account. Özel stated that the minimum wage has fallen below the hunger threshold for the first time. In his statement, he used the following expressions: "The AK Party announced the minimum wage, which concerns millions of workers, as 28,075 lira with a 27% increase. Today, the official hunger threshold is 30,000 lira."
"ANNOUNCED BELOW THE HUNGER THRESHOLD FOR THE FIRST TIME"
For the first time in our minimum wage history, it has been announced below the hunger threshold. We warned repeatedly, we demanded the 39,000 lira that belongs to the worker. But the AK Party, trapped in its halls, did not hear the voice of the street and declared today that 2026 will be a year of misery. In this country, there is a transition guarantee for the rich who operate airports, bridges, and roads, but there is no guarantee of livelihood for minimum wage earners!
This is the dark order of the AK Party! Let no one be mistaken. The sole responsible for this figure, this disgrace, is Mr. Erdoğan. Erdoğan, who has been told to 'go' by 25.1 million people signing, and who bows the heads of millions of workers at this moment, can no longer escape from the ballot box. Since 2026 cannot be a year of livelihood, it is a year of elections!!!"