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: 2026 (01/01/2026 - 31/12/2026):

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

Net Calculation of Minimum Wage and its Cost to Employers: 2026 (01/01/2026 - 30/06/2026):

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

Additional Financial Support Mechanisms

In addition to salary policies established in accordance with national legislation, Boğaziçi University provides additional support mechanisms to improve the welfare of employees and their families. As part of this, the University’s Commission on Relations with Schools signs cooperation agreements with selected educational institutions each year. Alumni, academic, and administrative staff are granted tuition discounts for their children at partner schools. The list of partner schools and the discount rates applicable for the relevant year are announced by the University and shared with the university community.

Click here to access the related announcement.

Schools Offering Boğaziçi University Discounts (Subject to quotas determined by the schools)
No	School Name	Location / Campus	Discount Rate (2026-2027)
1	Anabilim Educational Institutions*	Ümraniye Kindergarten–Primary–Middle School; Sancaktepe Kindergarten–Primary–Middle School; Maltepe Campus and Maltepe Campus ÜYEP Primary–Middle School; Ataşehir Science & Technology High School and Anatolian High School	25%
1	Anabilim Educational Institutions*	Maltepe, Suadiye, Esenşehir–Yenişehir, Ataşehir–Çekmeköy Kindergartens	25%
2	Bahçeşehir College*	Central Bahçeşehir College Campuses	20%
3	BJK Kabataş Foundation Private Schools*	Küçük Çamlıca / Üsküdar	15%
4	Erkan Ulu Schools*	Ortaköy	25% (New enrolments in Grades 1 and 5); 10% (New enrolments in kindergarten and other grades)
5	Medicana Education Group MBA Schools*	All campuses (Kindergarten, Primary, Middle, High School)	40% (new enrolments)
6	Merak Eden Çocuk	İstinye, Arnavutköy, Moda	20% (children of Boğaziçi University faculty members); 15% (children of Boğaziçi University alumni)
7	Private Etiler ELEV Education Foundation Schools*	Etiler / Beşiktaş	30%
8	Pakkan Scholls*	Ataşehir (from September 2026)	15%
9	TED İstanbul College*	Beykoz Kindergarten	20%
		Beykoz Primary School	20%
		Beykoz Middle School	25%
		Beykoz High School	25%

The discount is applied to the tuition fee.

*Children of academic and administrative staff are eligible to benefit.

**Children of alumni, academic and administrative staff are eligible to benefit.

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