In Turkey, published rates for a journalist start at ₺1 a month on staff.
On staff
₺1 a month
Sources
4 documents
What journalist work in Turkey pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
What the published rates say
Month
Average monthly pay (61% earn below it)DİSK Basın-İş · Survey
₺42,000
Monthly meal-card allowanceTGS · Collective agreement · 1 Jan 2025
₺7,500
Annual bonus of at least one month’s pay each year of serviceStatutory minimum
₺1
Severance: one month’s pay per year of serviceStatutory minimum
₺1
Event
Death benefit paid to the familyTGS · Collective agreement · 1 Jan 2025
₺50,000
Each published rate as a day's pay
On staff · 2 figures
₺7,500 a month
₺42,000 a month
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 | Average monthly pay (61% earn below it) | ₺42,000 a month | $38.72 | DİSK Basın-İş · Survey |
Every figure, as printed
Open a row for the wording in the document and its dates.
Printed
tüm işçilerin ücretine yüzde 30 oranında artış yaparDocumentTGS and Evrensel newspaper collective agreement, 1 Jan 2025 – 1 Jan 2027 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2025
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ailesine net 50000 TL ölüm yardımı yapılırDocumentTGS and Evrensel newspaper collective agreement, 1 Jan 2025 – 1 Jan 2027 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2025
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taban ücret asgari ücretin yüzde 10 fazlasıdırDocumentTGS and Yenigün (İzmir) collective agreement, 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2026 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2025
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1 Ocak 2025 tarihinde yüzde 42 oranında zam yapılırDocumentTGS and Yenigün (İzmir) collective agreement, 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2026 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2025
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net 7500 TL’ye çıkartılırDocumentTGS and Yenigün (İzmir) collective agreement, 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2026 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2025
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asgari birer aylık ücret tutarında ikramiye alırlarDocumentTurkey press labour law (Law 5953): severance, annual bonus and overtime for journalists · Statutory minimum StatusIn force
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her yıl için bir aylık ücreti miktarında tazminat verilirDocumentTurkey press labour law (Law 5953): severance, annual bonus and overtime for journalists · Statutory minimum StatusIn force
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normal çalışma saati ücretinin % 50 fazlasıdırDocumentTurkey press labour law (Law 5953): severance, annual bonus and overtime for journalists · Statutory minimum StatusIn force
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basın sektöründe ortalama maaş 42 bin TLDocumentDİSK Basın-İş press pay survey and union demands, Dec 2025 (published 10 Jan 2026) · Survey StatusIn force
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asgari ücretin en az iki katı düzeyinde taban ücretDocumentDİSK Basın-İş press pay survey and union demands, Dec 2025 (published 10 Jan 2026) · Survey StatusIn force
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yüzde 25 büyük şehir tazminatıDocumentDİSK Basın-İş press pay survey and union demands, Dec 2025 (published 10 Jan 2026) · Survey StatusIn force
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ulaşılan rakamın %25’i tutarında geçici bir ek ödemeDocumentTGS and Thomson Reuters (Turkey) collective agreement, 1 Apr 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Apr 2025
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brüt 100 bin TL tutarında tek seferlik bir ek ödemeDocumentTGS and Thomson Reuters (Turkey) collective agreement, 1 Apr 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Apr 2025
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net 11000 TL yemek ücreti ödenirDocumentTGS and Thomson Reuters (Turkey) collective agreement, 1 Apr 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Apr 2025
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01.01.2025 tarihinden itibaren yüzde 10 oranında zam yapılırDocumentTGS and Thomson Reuters (Turkey) collective agreement, 1 Apr 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jan 2025
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01.08.2024 tarihinden itibaren ... yüzde 30 oranında artış yapılırDocumentTGS and BBC (Istanbul) collective agreement, 1 Aug 2024 – 1 Aug 2025 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Aug 2024
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günlük net 400 TL’lik yemek kartıDocumentTGS and BBC (Istanbul) collective agreement, 1 Aug 2024 – 1 Aug 2025 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Aug 2024
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01.05.2024 tarihinden itibaren ... yüzde 35 oranındaDocumentTGS and BBC (Istanbul) collective agreement, 1 Aug 2024 – 1 Aug 2025 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 May 2024
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aylık brüt ücreti 2000 dolar altında kalanların ücretlerine ayrıca brüt 600 dolar iyileştirme zammıDocumentTGS and Associated Press (Ankara) collective agreement, 1 Oct 2023 – 1 Oct 2025 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Oct 2023
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aylık 40 dolar karşılığı TL, yolDocumentTGS and Associated Press (Ankara) collective agreement, 1 Oct 2023 – 1 Oct 2025 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Oct 2023
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01.12.2023 tarihinde tüm TGS üyelerine brüt 2000 dolar ödeme yapılırDocumentTGS and Associated Press (Ankara) collective agreement, 1 Oct 2023 – 1 Oct 2025 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Oct 2023
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sektördeki maaş ortalaması 39.656 TLDocumentDİSK Basın-İş press workers’ base pay survey, Mar 2025 · Survey StatusReplaced or expired
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5 yıl deneyimi olan basın emekçileri bile 33.526 TL ortalama maaşDocumentDİSK Basın-İş press workers’ base pay survey, Mar 2025 · Survey StatusReplaced or expired
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her 3 basın emekçisinden biri 30 bin TL’nin altında maaşla çalışıyorDocumentDİSK Basın-İş press workers’ base pay survey, Mar 2025 · Survey StatusReplaced or expired
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%65 ücret artışıDocumentTGS and AFP (Istanbul) strike settlement, May 2023: 65% raise · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired
Questions people ask
In Turkey, published rates for a journalist start at ₺1 a month on staff.
DİSK Basın-İş, TGS, in 9 documents.
A journalist's minimum nearby
Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
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