Employer of Record in Turkey

What it costs and what the law requires to employ someone in Turkey (also known as Türkiye) through an EOR, with every figure cited to a primary source.

Best fits

Best EOR providers for one employee in Turkey

Ranked the way Get matched ranks a hire: employing through its own entity in Turkey, a lower published fee and no deposit, each read from the provider's own pages. A provider whose referral program pays us carries a labeled referral boost, and the few providers we do not work with are listed below, never among these three.

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Hiring demand

Remote jobs open only to people in Turkey

Companies hiring remotely for a role that must be based in Turkey need someone employed there. Without an entity of their own in Turkey, an employer of record is how they do it.

Companies hiring full-time
62↗
Contract roles
33↗

Turkey ranks #47 of 177 countries↗ for full-time remote jobs open only to its residents. Most hired fields: Developer, Sales, Customer Service.

Counted daily from job postings on Himalayas, a remote job board: a job counts for a country when it accepts applicants based only there. Counting began Oct 29, 2026; a job posted before then counts if it was still open that day. Last updated Nov 11, 2026.

Cost of employment

What an employer pays in Turkey

The statutory employer contributions that sit on top of gross salary, each cited.

Rates are the statutory employer contributions; the total employer burden in Turkey is 23.75% (social security 21.75% + unemployment insurance 2%, SGK 2026 table); the Treasury premium incentive lowers it by 2 points for eligible private employers in 2026 (21.75%) and by 5 points in manufacturing to 31 Dec 2026 (18.75%). Contributions capped at TRY 297,270/month earnings (from 1 Jan 2026)↗. Confirm the current rates for your case before hiring. Compare employer costs in every country.

Total cost

What an EOR really costs in Turkey

The full cost to employ combines gross salary, the statutory employer burden, and the EOR provider's own service fee.

The total cost to employ someone in Turkey through an EOR is their gross salary, plus 23.75% (social security 21.75% + unemployment insurance 2%, SGK 2026 table); the Treasury premium incentive lowers it by 2 points for eligible private employers in 2026 (21.75%) and by 5 points in manufacturing to 31 Dec 2026 (18.75%). Contributions capped at TRY 297,270/month earnings (from 1 Jan 2026)↗ in mandatory employer contributions, plus a per-employee service fee from the provider. Across the 56 of 93 providers that publish a fee, the median is $349/employee/month (from $99 to $740); the rest quote per country.

Flat-rate illustration at a $100,000↗ salary
Gross salary
$100,000↗
Employer statutory contributions (~23.75%↗)
$23,750
EOR service fee (median $349/mo)
$4,188
Illustrative annual budget
$127,938

This illustration applies the representative rate to the full salary. It does not apply contribution caps, local-currency thresholds or employee eligibility rules, so it is not a payroll quote. Actual cost depends on the salary, the provider, and country-specific quotes; some countries also add mandatory items such as 13th-month pay or severance accruals. Run your own numbers in the calculator.

Providers

EOR providers that employ in Turkey

Each provider below names Turkey on its own website as a country where it offers Employer of Record. Cheapest published starting fee first.

36 providers name Turkey on their own websites as a country where they offer EOR. Published starting fees among them run from $99 /mo↗ (Native Teams) to $699 /mo↗ (Oyster HR and Safeguard Global); 8 quote Turkey on request. 3 of them say they employ here through their own entity.

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Before you sign with one of them: the questions worth asking each provider. Already employing someone in Turkey through an employer of record? Check what you pay against these fees.

A listing is the provider's own statement that it can employ in Turkey, read on its site on Nov 9, 2026. Fees are each provider's cheapest published rate, not a quote for Turkey. We read the country lists and country pages of all 93 providers we track; 78 name the countries they serve, and a provider that does not name Turkey on its own site is not shown here, even where it may serve it. Confirm availability for your role and contract type before signing.

Employment law

Statutory rules in Turkey

The employment terms an employer must meet, each linked to the source that states it.

Paying someone in Turkey as a contractor instead? The law looks at how the work runs, not at what the contract calls it. Check whether the role is employment.

Hiring

How to hire in Turkey

Two ways to put someone on payroll here.

Use an employer of record

An EOR already has an entity in Turkey and employs your worker on your behalf, handling payroll, tax and the statutory terms above. Fastest way to hire without incorporating.

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Economy

Turkey at a glance

World Bank indicators (2025) for context on the labour market.

GNI per capita (Atlas method)
$16,300↗
GDP per capita
$18,599↗
GDP (current US$)
$1.6T↗
GDP growth
3.6%↗
Inflation, consumer prices
34.9%↗
Population, total
85.9M↗
Population ages 15-64
68.4%↗
Urban population
89.5%↗
Labour force, total
36.9M↗
Labour force participation rate
54.4%↗
Female labour participation rate
37.1%↗
Male labour participation rate
71.9%↗
Unemployment rate
8.5%↗
Wage & salaried workers
71.5%↗
Self-employed
28.5%↗
Questions

Hiring in Turkey: FAQ

How much does it cost to employ someone in Turkey?

On top of gross salary, mandatory employer contributions in Turkey run 23.75% (social security 21.75% + unemployment insurance 2%, SGK 2026 table); the Treasury premium incentive lowers it by 2 points for eligible private employers in 2026 (21.75%) and by 5 points in manufacturing to 31 Dec 2026 (18.75%). Contributions capped at TRY 297,270/month earnings (from 1 Jan 2026)↗, made up of unemployment insurance 2%↗; SSI social security premium 21.75% (capped at TRY 297,270 a month)↗. An employer of record adds its own per-employee service fee on top; across the 56 of 93 providers that publish a fee, the median is $349 per employee per month.

What does an EOR charge to employ someone in Turkey?

EOR service fees are billed per employee per month, on top of salary and statutory employer contributions in Turkey. The contribution basis is 23.75% (social security 21.75% + unemployment insurance 2%, SGK 2026 table); the Treasury premium incentive lowers it by 2 points for eligible private employers in 2026 (21.75%) and by 5 points in manufacturing to 31 Dec 2026 (18.75%). Contributions capped at TRY 297,270/month earnings (from 1 Jan 2026)↗. Providers rarely publish a Turkey-specific fee: across the 56 providers on our price board that publish a price, the median is $349 per employee per month (from $99 to $740), and the rest quote per country. Request a quote for Turkey for an exact figure.

How much paid annual leave is mandatory in Turkey?

Statutory paid annual leave in Turkey is 14 days (1-5 years of service)↗.

What is the statutory notice period in Turkey?

The minimum employer notice period in Turkey is 2-8 weeks (by tenure)↗.

What is the minimum wage in Turkey?

The statutory minimum wage in Turkey is ₺33,030/month gross (from 1 Jan 2026; ₺28,075.50 net)↗.

What is the maximum probation period in Turkey?

The maximum statutory probation period in Turkey is 2 months (4 months via collective agreement)↗.

Which EOR providers can employ someone in Turkey?

36 of the 93 providers we track name Turkey on their own websites as a country where they offer Employer of Record. By published starting fee: Native Teams from $99 /mo↗, Asanify from $199 /mo↗, Boundless from $199 /mo↗, Gloroots from $199 /mo↗, RemoFirst from $199 /mo↗, and 23 more with a published fee; 8 quote Turkey on request. Each provider's listing is its own claim, so confirm availability for your role and contract type before signing.

How many companies are hiring remotely in Turkey?

In the 30↗ days to Nov 11, 2026, 62 companies↗ posted 102↗ full-time remote jobs open only to people based in Turkey on the Himalayas job board, plus 33↗ contract roles, which ranks Turkey #47 of 177 countries↗. The most hired fields are Developer, Sales, Customer Service. A company hiring this way without its own entity in Turkey employs through an employer of record.

Do I need a local entity to hire an employee in Turkey?

No. An employer of record (EOR) already holds a legal entity in Turkey and can employ your worker there on your behalf, running local payroll, tax and compliance, so you can hire without setting up your own entity. That settles the employment side only: what the person does for your company (signing or negotiating its contracts, running a sales team, working from one place for most of the year) can still make your company taxable in Turkey as a permanent establishment, whoever employs them.

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