03.12.2025 17:15
The Plan and Budget Commission approved a regulation that foresees a uniform salary increase of up to 30,000 TL for high-level bureaucrats. The increase covers top-level bureaucrats such as general directors, agency heads, inspectors, auditors, ambassadors, and experts from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other ministries, while teachers, police officers, doctors, and engineers are not included in the regulation.
The Planning and Budget Commission approved the regulation that foresees a uniform salary increase of up to 30,000 TL for general managers, institution heads, department heads, inspectors, and experts. However, broad groups of public employees such as teachers, police officers, doctors, and engineers were excluded from the scope.
REGULATION ON SALARY INCREASE PASSED THE COMMISSION
The salary regulation concerning the upper echelons of public bureaucracy was accepted in the TBMM Planning and Budget Commission. The proposal anticipates a uniform salary increase of up to 30,000 TL for general managers, department heads, institution heads, provincial directors, as well as inspectors and experts. If the regulation is also approved by the TBMM General Assembly, a significant salary increase will be implemented for the relevant positions.
MANY HIGH-LEVEL POSITIONS INCLUDED IN THE REGULATION
Positions benefiting from the regulation include the Secretary General of the TBMM, ambassadors, provincial and regional directors of ministries, deputy heads of SGK and AFAD, provincial police chiefs, provincial muftis, various auditor and expert positions, foreign service officers, consular officers, and many positions in the upper management of the Presidency and YÖK. Additionally, personnel working in the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, the Strategy and Budget Directorate, and the Revenue Administration will receive an additional payment not exceeding 200% of the highest civil servant salary.
SOME POSITIONS EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE
Due to the "central–provincial" distinction in the proposal, some specialized positions were excluded from the scope. If the regulation passes the General Assembly, income, accounting, provincial migration, provincial planning, provincial disaster and national estate experts, as well as social security and trade inspectors will not benefit from the uniform salary increase.
NO SALARY INCREASE FOR TEACHERS, POLICE OFFICERS, DOCTORS, AND ENGINEERS
While the regulation created expectations among broad groups of public employees, its scope did not include these groups. Professions such as teachers, police officers, doctors, nurses, architects, urban planners, and engineers were not included in the regulation.
Details of the professions that will benefit from the salary increase are as follows:
1.
- Secretary General of the TBMM
- President of SGK
- President of AFAD
- President of the Board of Education and Discipline
- President of TÜİK
- Heads of Guidance and Inspection Departments of Ministries
- Ambassadors
- President of Religious Affairs and their assistants
- Deputy President of the Revenue Administration
- General Managers
- Deputy Heads of ÖİB, SGK, AFAD
- President of TİKA
- Senior Advisor of the Ministry of Justice, Advisor of the Ministry and Undersecretariat
- Provincial and regional directors of ministries
- Tax Office Director
- Provincial Police Chief
- Provincial Mufti
2.
- Those working in the general administrative services class in the central organization of public institutions:
- Chief Inspector, Inspector
- Chief Auditor, Auditor
- Chief Controller, Controller
- Internal auditors
- Legislative experts and stenographers of the TBMM
- Insurance audit experts and actuaries of the Ministry of Treasury
- Foreign service officers
- Consular and specialized officers
- Experts and assistant experts working in the central organization
3.
- Secretary General of the Presidency
4.
- Chief Auditor of the Public
- General Director of TRT
- President of YÖK and ÖSYM
- Members of the Higher Education Executive Board
- Chair and members of the Higher Education Audit Board
- Deputy Presidents of ÖSYM
5.
- Positions in the MİAH class:
- Other governors working in the center
- Board President
- General Manager
- President of Strategy Development
- Governors in the center holding these positions
- Those receiving salaries from the 4th step of the 1st degree
- Those receiving salaries from the degree
- Others (excluding district governor candidates)
6.
- Personnel working in the close protection and office services of the President, TBMM President, and Prime Minister
7.
- Personnel working in the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, the Strategy and Budget Directorate, and the Revenue Administration who fall under categories 1 and 2 (This personnel will also receive an additional payment not exceeding 200% of the highest civil servant salary.)