Can I run payroll in Türkiye without a local entity?

Yes. Through an Employer of Record (EOR), Gracemark employs your talent under Türkiye labor law and runs local payroll, no entity required.

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Payroll in Türkiye

Payroll in Türkiye runs in TRY (Turkish lira). Payroll is run monthly, with SGK social security premiums, income tax and stamp tax withheld under statutory schedules. No universal statutory 13th-month bonus is mandated nationally, though it is common in collective agreements and public-sector employment. Statutory employer contributions apply. Gracemark operates it end-to-end, humans, not tickets.

Get a Türkiye payroll quote Paying an existing team there? Tell us the headcount, email or phone is enough.

Currency

TRY, Turkish lira

Payroll cycle

Payroll is run monthly, with SGK social security premiums, income tax and stamp tax withheld under statutory schedules.

Working week

The Labour Law sets standard weekly working hours at 45 hours, with overtime compensated at a minimum of 150% of the hourly wage.

Minimum wage

The gross monthly minimum wage (asgari ücret) for 2024 was TRY 20,002.50, reviewed and typically adjusted at least annually by the Minimum Wage Determination Commission.

13th-month

No universal statutory 13th-month bonus is mandated nationally, though it is common in collective agreements and public-sector employment.

Employer cost

Employer SGK social security and unemployment insurance contributions total roughly 22.5% of gross salary (with government incentive discounts available in some cases), funding pensions, health, unemployment and occupational accident coverage.

Probation

Probationary periods are capped at two months by law, extendable to four months by collective agreement.

Notice period

Notice periods scale from 2 to 8 weeks based on tenure; employees with at least one year of service are generally entitled to statutory severance (kıdem tazminatı) of 30 days' gross pay per year of service, subject to an annually revised ceiling.

Two ways to run payroll in Türkiye

Own-entity payroll

For long-term presence in Türkiye. Gracemark manages statutory filings, pay runs, and year-end reporting under your entity, with a named operator on Western Asia time.

EOR-run payroll

No entity in Türkiye? Employ and pay talent under Gracemark's local infrastructure via EOR, onboard in 2–3 weeks, no local incorporation.

Compliance essentials in Türkiye

Severance pay accrues at ~one month per year of service
SGK social-security contributions are the main employer cost
High inflation drives frequent minimum-wage revisions
Large, cost-effective engineering and support talent
Notice and leave scale with tenure

Get a payroll quote for Türkiye

Send your headcount and salary band. We reply with employer burden, net-to-gross, and setup timeline, no sales scripts.

Get your Türkiye hiring plan

Send the role, a selected worker or an existing-team requirement in Türkiye. Get a written recommendation covering the model, cost categories, responsibilities and next steps. One hire is welcome; no meeting required.

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