Turkish president announces wage raises for civil servants

Turkish president announces wage raises for civil servants

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday introduced elevating the minimal month-to-month civil servants wage to 22,000 Turkish liras ($1.124).

“We will arrange the minimum wage raises for civil servants not less than the minimum public worker wage. In July, the minimum civil servant wage will reach 22,000 Turkish liras,” Erdoğan mentioned within the capital Ankara.

Erdoğan added that the civil servants’ pay enhance may also “automatically be reflected in the retirement salary. I instructed our Minister to complete this work by July.”

On Tuesday, Erdoğan introduced a forty five% wage hike for 700,00 public staff, elevating the minimal month-to-month public employee wage to fifteen,000 Turkish liras ($768).

Source: www.anews.com.tr