Following the meeting held today, Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan announced that the minimum wage determined for 2024 will be 17 thousand 2 TL net.
As the end of December approached, all eyes were on how much the minimum wage would be in 2024. After the third meeting held today and attended by President Erdoğan, the expected news finally came.
Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkan announced the new minimum wage in a press release with the participation of workers and employers. According to this The minimum wage that will be valid as of January 2024 will be 17 thousand 2 TL net. was determined as . It was also added that 700 TL of this was minimum wage support.
Minimum wage increased by 49% with 17 thousand 2 TL
The minimum wage was determined as 11 thousand 402 TL in July 2023. Announced today, the amount of 17 thousand 2 TL is added to the minimum wage compared to the previous period. by 49%It meant that there was a raise. There was an annual increase of 99%. The new minimum wage is based on the dollar exchange rate (29.40 TL) on December 27 at 19.51. 578.33 equivalent to dollars.
TÜRK-İŞ: Our request was 18 thousand TL
On the other hand, TÜRK-İŞ President Ergün Atalay also made statements during the press release. Citing the price increases in places such as markets as an example, Atalay stated that their demand was 18 thousand TL, but this was not realized. He added that they expect an increase twice a year. However, Minister Işıkhan had stated in his previous statements that there would be an increase only once this year.