Net minimum wage for single people will be 2,826 Turkish liras ($377) a month, up from 2,324 Turkish liras a month ($310), Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk said.
The new gross minimum wage, before deductions such as social security premiums and income taxes, will reach to 3,578 liras ($477.3).
The rate of increase was much above the country’s annual inflation rate, the minister stressed.
Turkey‘s annual inflation stood at 14% in November while the 12-month average hike in consumer prices was 12.04%.
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