In 2002, the national minimum wage in Türkiye remained fixed at €174.9 per month, that is 2,099 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.
If we look at the minimum salary in Turkish liras, which is the official currency in Türkiye, we can see that, this year, it was 250.9 Turkish liras and accordingly, the national minimum wage has been raised 28.9 Turkish liras per month from the previous year, 13.02%. This increase is less than the CPI of 2002 which was 68.5%,and so workers, despite the raise, have lost buying power in the last year.
If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Türkiye is in 29 nd place of the 70 of the list.
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) of a country is the minimum amount (lowest salary) per hour, per day, or per month that employers may legally pay to workers.
In the table that follows we show you the progression of the National Minimum Wage Türkiye. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2002 and see all the information about this country in Türkiye economy.