The social security premium and income tax exemptions applied to electricity, natural gas, and similar heating allowances, as announced in the Circular No. 2022/26 issued by the Social Security Institution and the Income Tax General Communiqué No. 322 published by the Revenue Administration, have expired as of June 30, 2023.

The social security premium exemption amount for the meal to be applied has been determined as 105.75 TL per day for the period between July 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023.

447.15 TRY x % 23,65 = 105.75 TRY (Daily exemption amount)

The exceed amount will be subject to premium deduction.

a. Minimum Wage

In The press release dated June 20, 2023, the Ministry of Labor along with the Minimum Wage Determination Committee have announced the minimum wage to be effective as of July 01, 2023, as shown in the table below:

With the Constitutional Court Decision published in the Official Gazette No. 32221 on June 14, 2023, it was concluded that some sentences of Article 6 of the Press Labor Law, which relate to the conditions for the journalist to be entitled to severance pay, were contrary to the equality principle of the Constitution and for this reason, it was decided to cancel the relevant sentences.

The relevant regulations subject to the cancelation decision of the Constitutional Court are as follows: