In Turkey, published rates for start at ₺1 a month on staff.
Pay rates for journalists in Turkey, as published by unions, governments and surveys, each quoted as printed and turned into a day's pay to compare. How the pay guide works →
Each published rate as a day's pay
US$ a day at the ECB rate for the month. A month is 12 payments over 260 working days, or 13 or 14 where the agreement says so; a year is 260 days; a shift counts as a day.
| Type of work | What | As printed | US$ a day | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On staff | Monthly meal-card allowance | ₺7,500 a month | $6.91 | TGS · Collective agreement · 1 Jan 2025 |
| On staff | Demand: field allowance per field assignment day | ₺1,000 a day | $19.97 | DİSK Basın-İş · Survey |
| On staff | Average monthly pay (61% earn below it) | ₺42,000 a month | $38.72 | DİSK Basın-İş · Survey |
| Freelance | Daily minimum wage, gross | ₺1,101 a day | $21.99 | AÜTK · Statutory minimum · 1 Jan 2026 |
| Freelance | Monthly minimum wage, net (after SGK 14% and unemployment 1%) | ₺28,075.50 a month | $25.88 | AÜTK · Statutory minimum · 1 Jan 2026 |
| Freelance | Monthly minimum wage, gross | ₺33,030 a month | $30.45 | AÜTK · Statutory minimum · 1 Jan 2026 |
Journalism in Turkey
Leading news outlets
The highest-ranked news sites based in Turkey in EventRegistry's news-source ranking, most important first. Updated monthly.
In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Turkey ranks 163 of 180, with a score of 27.9 out of 100. Down 4 places on the year before.
RSF World Press Freedom Index ↗By job type
Rates documents 11
Unions and bodies in Turkey
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Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
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