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KAMU-AR's July 2025 survey reveals Turkey's hunger line at ₺27,670 and poverty line at ₺85,344. Minimum wage and pensions fall below the hunger line, while civil servant salaries lag behind the poverty line.

Memur-Sen-affiliated unions took to the streets across Turkey to protest the government's low wage increase offer in collective bargaining. The unions demanded a fair offer and compensation for economic losses.

Türkiye Kamu-Sen announced its demands for the 8th Collective Bargaining Agreement, requesting 40,657 TL for the lowest civil servant salary and 47,481 TL for the average salary, along with comprehensive demands like welfare share, job security, holiday bonuses, and improved social rights.

The 8th Term Collective Bargaining negotiations have begun, with Türk Eğitim-Sen presenting comprehensive demands to improve the salaries, social, and personal rights of education employees. The union aims to protect past gains and address long-standing issues.

The August 2025 Hunger and Poverty Line research by the United Public-Labor Confederation shows the deepening economic crisis in Türkiye. The hunger line has risen to 28,444 liras, and the poverty line has reached 87,910 liras. The minimum wage and civil servant salaries continue to fall behind these lines.

Memur-Sen President Ali Yalçın argued that the lowest civil servant salary should be 74,930 TL before collective bargaining. He called on the government to address wage inequality, retiree pensions, and the problems of various professional groups.

Turkey's Minimum Wage talks for 2026 officially begin in December. The Commission, including government, TÜRK-İŞ, and TİSK, will set the new salary affecting 7 million by Dec 31.

TÜRK-İŞ's June 2025 report reveals the hunger line at 26,115 TL and the poverty line at 85,066 TL. Kitchen inflation hit 4.08% monthly and 44.58% annually, with a single employee's living cost 11,482 TL above minimum wage

DİSK-AR’s Nov 2025 report shows a shocking ₺1.8 trillion cumulative wage loss for Turkish workers due to inflation and taxes. With 51.1% of the average salary eroded, DİSK urges workers to unionize for fair wages and tax justice.

Büro Memur-Sen submitted its 8th Collective Bargaining proposals to the Ministry of Labor, including comprehensive demands for financial and social rights improvements for public employees across various service branches.

Healthcare workers at Çapa Medical Faculty call for widespread protests against low wages, high taxes, and unacceptable 16% wage offer, citing İzmir's successful strike as inspiration. They emphasize that action is the only remaining option to make their voices heard.

Birleşik Kamu-İş Confederation protested in Samsun, demanding secure employment, fair wages above the poverty line, and criticizing TÜİK's inflation data ahead of the 8th Term Collective Bargaining, also calling for strike rights.

Türkiye Kamu-Sen President Önder Kahveci evaluated collective bargaining talks, stressing that raises should be based on realized inflation, public employees' share of the budget should be increased, and tax justice must be ensured.

Nearly 600,000 public workers, including Petrol-İş Union members, protested in Ankara against the government's low collective bargaining offer. Türk-İş General President Ergün Atalay criticized the unacceptable proposal in a strong statement outside the Ministry of Treasury and Finance.

Türkiye Kamu-Sen protested the 2026 budget (%11+%7 raise) at the Turkish Parliament, demanding an immediate supplementary raise, tax fixation at 15%, 3600 supplementary indicator, and the transfer of Auxiliary Services employees to the GASC