Commitment to Measure and Eliminate Gender Pay Gaps at Boğaziçi University

At Boğaziçi University, salary calculations for academic staff, civil servants, contracted staff and labourers are based on legal regulations. Turkey is a party to the International Labour Organization (ILO) Equal Remuneration Convention No. 100, which aims to ensure pay equality between men and women. This convention guarantees the right of male and female employees to receive equal pay for work of equal value in the same workplace.

At our university:

• The salaries of civil servants are calculated according to Article 43 of the Civil Servants Law No. 657, regardless of gender, based on factors such as class of service, type of duty and level of education.
• The salaries for academic staff are determined in accordance with Article 5 of the Higher Education Personnel Law No. 2914 and these calculations are also applied without gender discrimination.
• The wages of the personnel with labour status are regulated in accordance with Article 5 of the Labour Law No. 4857. According to this law, a lower wage cannot be agreed for a job of the same or equal value on the grounds of gender, and the application of special protective provisions due to gender does not justify a lower wage.

In addition, Article 3 of the Human Rights and Equality Law contains provisions preventing employers from gender discrimination. Our university applies an equal pay policy to all its employees and is committed to eliminating gender-based wage differences.

For detailed information about the relevant legislation, please see the links below:

• ILO Conventions Ratified by Turkey
• Law No. 657 on Civil Servants
• 2914 numbered Higher Education Personnel Law
• Labour Law No. 4857
• Law No. 6701 on Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey

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Gender Equality on the Wage Scale

The salary calculations of academic staff, civil servants, contracted staff and labourers at Boğaziçi University are based on legal regulations. Turkey is a party to the International Labour Organization (ILO) Equal Remuneration Convention No. 100,which provides for pay equality between men and women. This convention aims to guarantee the right of women and men workers in the same workplace to receive equal pay for work of equal value. In addition, Article 3 of the Law on Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkeyalso contains provisions preventing employers from gender discrimination.

At our university

• The salaries of civil servantsare calculated on the basis of factors such as service class, type of duty and level of education without gender discrimination according to Article 43 of the Civil Servants Law No. 657.
• The salaries of academic staffare determined according to academic titles and degrees in accordance with Article 5 of the Higher Education Personnel Law No. 2914 and these calculations are applied without gender discrimination.
• The wage payments of the personnel withlabour status are regulated according to the relevant provisions of the Labour Law No. 4857. According to Article 5 of this law, a lower wage cannot be agreed for a job of the same or equal value due to gender, and the application of special protective provisions due to the gender of the worker does not justify a lower wage application

The salary payments of academic and administrative staff at Boğaziçi University are calculated, recorded and monitored by the Accounting Department of the Personnel Department in line with these legal regulations. At our university, the right of male and female employees to receive equal pay for work of equal value is guaranteed.

You can find detailed information about the relevant legislation from the links below:

ILO Conventions Ratified by Turkey:

https://www.csgb.gov.tr/media/1332/tuerkiye-taraf%C4%B1ndan-onaylanan-ilo-soezle%C5%9Fmeleri.pdf

Law No. 657 on Civil Servants:

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

2914 numbered Higher Education Personnel Law:

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

Labour Law No. 4857:

https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/MevzuatMetin/1.5.4857.pdf

Law No. 6701 on Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey:

https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/MevzuatMetin/1.5.6701.pdf