Turkish severance pay (kıdem tazminatı) with the July 2026 ceiling and stamp duty
Estimates only, not financial advice. What you type stays on your device. Checked against sources on 16 Oct 2026.Turkish severance pay (kıdem tazminatı) is 30 days of the last gross wage for each full year of service, capped at ₺73,729.87 a year from 1 July 2026, less 0.759% stamp duty. On ₺66,000 over 8 years and 183 days it comes to ₺561,090.41 gross.
2026 · Rates and rules read from the sources listed on this page (the earliest on 16 Oct 2026); they may have changed since.
Enter the start date and the last working day.
Type the last gross monthly wage (brüt ücret).
Add regular monthly benefits such as meal and transport money; they count toward the base.
The ceiling for the leaving date is applied by itself.
Read the gross severance, the stamp duty and the amount paid.
This calculator works out kıdem tazminatı, the severance pay of Article 14 of Labour Law 1475, which stayed in force when Law 4857 replaced the rest of that law.
The formula. For each full year of service the employer pays 30 days of the last wage, that is one monthly wage. Time beyond a full year is paid at the same rate, so this calculator adds the remaining days over 365. Under one full year, nothing is owed.
The base. The last gross wage plus money and benefits measurable in money from the contract or the law, such as regular meal, transport or bonus payments. Turkish payrolls call this the giydirilmiş ücret.
The ceiling. The yearly amount cannot exceed the highest civil servant's retirement bonus for one year of service. The Ministry of Labour and Social Security publishes it every six months: ₺64,948.77 for leaving dates from 1 January 2026 and ₺73,729.87 from 1 July 2026. The calculator picks the ceiling for your last working day, for dates from July 2022.
A worked example. Start 1 April 2018, last day 30 September 2026: 8 years and 183 days. ₺60,000 of wage plus ₺6,000 of benefits stays under the ceiling. 66,000 × 8 plus 66,000 × 183 ÷ 365 gives ₺561,090.41.
Tax. Article 25/7 of the Income Tax Law exempts severance paid under Law 1475 from income tax. Stamp duty of binde 7.59 (0.759%) still applies, ₺4,258.68 here, leaving ₺556,831.73.
Not included. Whether your way of leaving qualifies (dismissal other than for just cause, retirement, military service, marriage within a year, death and others), notice pay (ihbar tazminatı), piece-rate averaging and collective agreements that pay more days.
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Article 14 of Labour Law 1475 pays 30 days of the last gross wage, one monthly wage, for each full year of service, and the same rate for time beyond a full year. ₺66,000 a month over 8 years and 183 days gives ₺561,090.41 before stamp duty.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security sets ₺64,948.77 for leaving dates from 1 January to 30 June 2026, and ₺73,729.87 from 1 July to 31 December 2026. A wage above the ceiling is capped at it for every year of service.
Yes. Article 14 adds money and benefits measurable in money from the contract or the law to the gross wage, so regular meal, transport, fuel or bonus payments raise the base. The total is still capped at the ceiling for the leaving date.
Severance paid under Law 1475 is exempt from income tax under Article 25/7 of the Income Tax Law. Stamp duty of binde 7.59, or 0.759%, is deducted from the gross amount, so ₺561,090.41 becomes ₺556,831.73 in hand.
Workers with at least one full year of service whose job ends by dismissal without just cause, resignation for just cause, military service, retirement, a woman's resignation within a year of marriage, or death. Simple resignation without one of these reasons does not qualify.
The law pays for each full year passed and for time beyond a full year, so under one year of service there is no kıdem tazminatı. The calculator shows ₺0 until the first anniversary of the start date falls on or before the day after your last working day.
Rates and rules change; check the source before you rely on a figure.
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