8.2.1 Employment practice living wage

LIVING WAGE

In line with the economic development policy of the Republic of Turkey, Boğaziçi University has a personnel guideline that determines the salary of all academic and administrative staff. Each employee will receive the salary specified in their employment contract. All employees are eligible to receive this salary from the date of their employment and salaries are paid monthly. Below is an example of an academic staff salary calculation by job class, salary grade, job title, salary step and educational status. The salaries of academics and civil servants calculated according to these conditions are given in the table below.

Title	2024 Net salary (TL)	2025 Net salary (TL)
Title	2024 Net salary (TL)	2025 Net salary (TL)
Professor	80999	93487
Associate professor	66074	77727
Assistant professor	59126	69978
Research assistant	54499	61179
Lecturer	53557	64000
Minimum wage in Türkiye	17002	22104

2025 Circular on Financial and Social Rights for July

Civil Servant Employee Financial and Social Rights and Benefits Circular

Related Links:

Law No. 657 on Civil Servants:

https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/MevzuatMetin/1.5.657.pdf

Decree Law No. 375:

https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/mevzuat?MevzuatNo=375&MevzuatTur=4&MevzuatTertip=5

Law No. 2914 on Higher Education Personnel:

https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/mevzuatmetin/1.5.2914.pdf

Principles on the Employment of Contracted Personnel:

https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/anasayfa/MevzuatFihristDetayIframe?MevzuatTur=21&MevzuatNo=715754&MevzuatTertip=5

Republic of Turkey Ministry of Treasury and Finance Salary Statistics/Data:

https://www.hmb.gov.tr/bumko-maas-istatistikleri-verileri

Net Calculation of Minimum Wage and Cost to Employers: 2023 (01/07/2023 - 31/12/2023):

https://www.csgb.gov.tr/poco-pages/asgari-ucret/

Net Calculation of Minimum Wage and its Cost to Employers: 2023 (01/01/2023 - 30/06/2023):

https://www.csgb.gov.tr/poco-pages/asgari-ucret/

Promotional Agreement Signed for Employees at Boğaziçi University

A new promotional agreement has been signed between Boğaziçi University and Garanti BBVA Bank under the existing salary payment protocol. The agreement, officially announced at a ceremony attended by Rector Prof. Dr. Mehmet Naci İnci, updates the promotional amount to be provided to staff, which has been set at a total of 21,000 TL.

Under the new agreement, the promotional difference payments previously made to Boğaziçi University staff will be deposited into their bank accounts starting from 5 April 2024. This development is considered an important step towards enhancing the financial rights of employees and strengthening support for university staff.

https://haberler.bogazici.edu.tr/tr/news/diger/6/bogazici-universitesinde-calisanlar-icin-prom/2806

2024 Sustainability Report SDG-8 (Related Section)

Employment with a Livable Wage

The salaries of academic and administrative staff working at Boğaziçi University are determined in accordance with the Civil Servants Law No. 657, Higher Education Personnel Law No. 2914 and other relevant legislation. Salaries are regulated on the basis of criteria such as service class, staff grade, job title and education level of the personnel. Salary increases are made every year according to the rates announced within the framework of the Central Government Budget Law and Collective Labour Agreements. These regulations ensure that the salary policy of the university is in line with the rates determined by the state and secures the rights of the staff. The table for 2023 and 2024 academic staff salaries is presented below.

Title	2023 Net Salary (TL)	2024 Net Salary (TL)
Professor	42,613	80,999
Associate Professor	32,936	66,074
Dr.	31,850	59,126
Research Assistant	29,808	54,499
Lecturer	29,309	53,557
In Turkey Minimum Wage	11,402	17,002