Turkiye
Through our G-Nius Hiring Solutions we support your expansion in Turkiye without the need for you to establish a local entity. We compliantly hire and onboard your Turkish employees on your behalf. Whether you need a single employee for a short-term project or a whole team for a longer-term presence, you retain total employee oversight while we oversee all payroll, compliance, and risk mitigation considerations.
G-Nius Hiring & Payroll Solutions in Turkiye
G-Nius handles:
+ Employee onboarding
+ Employee payroll
+ Employee salary payments
G-Nius ensures:​
+ Compliance
G-Nius recruits:
+ Turkish candidates
+ on middle/senior positions
+ for international companies
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G-Nius ensures:​
+ Reliable, capable candidates
G-Nius handles:
+ Enrolling/onboarding
+ Payroll/HR admin
+ Salary/tax payments
G-Nius ensures:​
+ Compliance
G-Nius handles:
+ Contractor screening
+ Contractor hiring
+ Contractor payments
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G-Nius ensures:​
+ Compliance
Employment in Turkiye
Minimum wages and salaries
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The minimum gross wage in Turkey is 20.002,50 TRY per month.
Probation periods
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Probation periods are allowed in employment contracts and can be determined for a maximum of two months.
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The period which exceeds the maximum statutory period of two months is not deemed as probation.
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During the probation period, the employee and the employer can terminate the contract without a notice period and compensation.
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The probation period can be extended to a maximum of four months in collective employment agreements.
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There is no action needed to continue employment upon passing the probation period.
Bonuses
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Both contractual and discretionary bonuses are possible in Turkiye.
Termination and Severance Considerations
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Both the employees and the employers party to an open-ended employment contract are required to notify each other prior to the termination in accordance with the notice periods determined by the Turkish labor law.
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The duration of the notice period is based on the employee’s seniority—the period during which the employee was employed by the same undertaking.
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Maternity leave
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Female employees are entitled to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave. This 16-week leave has to be taken eight weeks before delivery and the remaining eight weeks after delivery.
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In case of multiple pregnancy, two more weeks are added to the eight-week period of not working before delivery.
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During the maternity leave period 66.6% of the daily earnings of the workers are paid. This fee is covered by the Social Security Institution.
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Partner leave
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Fathers are entitled to 5 days of paid leave.
Vacation and annual leave
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In Turkiye, annual paid leave is given to workers who have worked at the workplace for at least one year, including the probationary period, from the day they started to work.
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The duration of the leave depends on the seniority of a worker. The total length of this annual leave is at least:
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14 working days for workers with 1 to 5 years of service,
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20 working days for workers with 6 to 14 years of service,
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26 working days for workers with more than 15 years of service,
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20 working days for employees under the age of 18 and over the age of 50, regardless of the length of service.
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Sick leave
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Employees subject to an injury due to a workplace accident are entitled to receive payments from the Social Security Institution due to temporary incapacity to work on the same principles as sick pay.
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While sickness benefit is 67% of the daily income for treatment in outpatient clinics, it is 50% of the daily income for those receiving treatment in the hospital..
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Average workweek hours
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Normal working hours do not exceed 45 hours per week.
Overtime considerations
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Overtime cannot exceed 270 hours per year.
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Overtime pay is calculated according to the employee's normal working hours.