In this article, we will talk about the minimum wage and the value of new taxes and fees for the year 2021 in Turkey, including residence permit application fees, visa allowance fees, property tax, car tax, fees imposed on obtaining official papers and passports, car violations, driver's license issuance fees, as well as The value of taxes, car, phone and real estate violations.
The minimum wage in Turkey for 2021.
The minimum wage in Turkey was set to be two thousand and 825 Turkish liras, without taxes and health insurance, an increase of 21% compared to last year.
As for an employee who is married and has children, his monthly wage was set at three thousand and 313 Turkish liras.
The committee “determining the minimum wage” in Turkey announced this figure after its last meeting today, as the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services hosted the meeting, and it was chaired by the Minister of Family and Labor, Zahra Zumurud Selcuk.
During the meeting, Minister Selcuk explained that the proposals on the minimum wage were widely discussed, and many remote meetings were held this year to discuss this matter.
Selcuk said, that this increase was based on the estimation of the Turkish government, in proportion to the economic situation of Turkey, especially after the poor economic situation in light of the spread of the "emerging corona" virus (Covid-19) and its negative impact on Turkish labor markets.
She noted that the sponsoring companies will support workers with an amount of 75 Turkish liras for the next year.
The Mayor of Istanbul, Akram Imamoglu, expressed the first reaction to this decision, announcing, through his Twitter account, that the net minimum wage for workers and employees in Istanbul municipality and its subsidiaries will be three thousand and 100 Turkish liras.
The Turkish Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor announced the setting of the minimum wage last year at two thousand and 324 Turkish liras, after the deduction of health insurance and taxes, an increase of 15.9% over 2018.
The number of workers in Turkey according to the minimum wage is approximately seven million employees.
Residence permit application fee
Coinciding with the beginning of the new year and starting from 01.01.2021, fees for all residence applications in Turkey (tourism, students, real estate, family) will be raised, as reported by Turkish official newspapers, quoting the Turkish Immigration Department at the beginning of the new year. Whereas, with the beginning of the new year 2021, the fees for the residence card allowance will be 134 Turkish liras, as the fees for the past year 2020 are 110 Turkish liras.
As for the entry visa fee fee, viza harç, it became at the beginning of 2021 with a value of 845.60 Turkish liras, while the visa allowance fee last year 2020 was estimated at 696.50 Turkish liras.
This year, the rate of increase is 21.56% on the fees for the entry visa to Turkey and the fees for the residence card allowance.
So that the tax fees remain the same without increase or decrease and differ according to the country to which the applicant belongs to obtaining a residence permit, and it is calculated in US dollars and payment in Turkish lira.
The following is a list of prices for residence permit fees in Turkey.
US $ 36.5 for residence permit fees for one year for each of the following countries:
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the State of Kuwait, the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Singapore, Belgium, Taiwan, Belarus, Spain, Malta.
$ 10.5 USD residency permit fees for one year for each of the following countries:
Republic of Egypt, Republic of Tunisia, Kingdom of Morocco, Republic of Iraq, Kardagh, Ivory Coast.
US $ 23.5 for a residence permit for one year for each of the following countries:
Russia, Hong Kong, Ethiopia.
US $ 52.5 for residence permit fees for one year for each of the following countries:
Sultanate of Oman, Tajikistan, Philippines, Mali, Gabuena.
US $ 80 residence permit fees for one year for each of the following countries:
State of Palestine, Libya, Afghanistan, Germany, America, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chad, Eritrea, France, Finland, the Netherlands, India, Sweden, Austria, Italy, Iran, Cameron, Iceland, Qatar, Canada, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Cuba, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Lebanon, Malaysia, B Pakistan, Panama, Nigeria, Niger, Uzbekistan, Paraguay, Peru, Yemen Vietnam.
It is reported that Turkey exempts 8 countries from residence permit fees from the principle of reciprocity.
The following is a list of countries that have been exempt from residence permit fees in Turkey since 2011:
The Arab Republic of Syria, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Kosovo, Ireland, Nepal, Sri Lanka.
4.55% increase in property tax for 2021.
The minimum tax for motor vehicles is 109 Turkish liras, and the highest is 50 thousand and 107 lira.
And based on the property tax decision in Turkey for the year 2021; Motor vehicle tax increases by 9.11%.
The new figures were published in the real estate and auto tax, along with the Ministry's General Statement of Tax Procedures Law, in the Official Gazette.
A 9.11 percent increase will be applied to the motor vehicle tax and 4.55 percent to the property tax.
An increase in the value of the tax imposed on cars (MTV) by 9.11%.
The Finance Ministry said in a statement that the minimum tax for motor vehicles is 109 Turkish liras, the highest is 50 thousand and 107 lira, and that based on this decision that was taken, the motor vehicle tax will increase by 9.11%.
She added: “The new figures on the real estate and auto tax were published together with the Ministry’s General Statement of Tax Procedures Law in the Official Gazette
"An increase of 9.11% will be applied to the car tax and 4.55% to the property tax."
Increase the fees imposed on extract of official papers and passports, car fines, driver's license issuance fees, as well as the value of taxes, car, phone and real estate violations.
The Turkish Official Gazette published a notice from the Revenue Department of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance confirming the increase in taxes and fees for obtaining official papers, as of the beginning of January 2021, by 9.11%.
According to the new increases, it was decided that the fees imposed on obtaining passports will be as follows:
6-month passports cost 227 liras and 20 piasters.
- Passports specified for one year, the fee is 332 pounds and 10 piasters.
Two-year passports, the fee is 542 pounds and 20 piasters.
- Passports specified for 3 years, the fee is 770 lira and 20 piasters.
For passports of more than three years, the fee is 1085 pounds and 40 piasters.
As for the increases prescribed for obtaining a driver's license, they will be as follows:
The value of obtaining a driver's license (second degree) ranges from 751 liras and 70 piasters to 820 pounds and 10 piasters.
The value of obtaining a driver's license (first class) ranges from 249 liras and 30 piasters to 272 Turkish liras.
The most prominent increases in the value of taxes, car, phone and real estate violations:
- Fines for violations of cars range between 5 and 240 liras, depending on their degree, and the penalties for violations, such as not giving or receiving bills and documents, start from 380 liras.
Taxes on the prices of phones, which travelers bring with them for private use, not for commercial purposes, have been increased to 2006 lira.
- The annual tax value for minibuses, whose ages range from one to six years, is 1256 pounds.
- The annual tax for buses that accommodate 25 people, and their ages from 1 to 6 years, is 3 thousand and 172 Turkish liras.
Taxes on trucks with a load of 1,500 km amounted to 1,127 pounds.
- The real estate tax value also increased by 4.55%.
Today, Tuesday, the value of taxes on cars in Turkey, both new and old, was set at a minimum of 109 Turkish liras and a higher ceiling set at less than 50 thousand and 107 Turkish liras.
With regard to cars valued at 56 thousand acres, whose ages range from 1 to 3 years and their engine capacity is less than 1,300 cylinders, the tax value is 1.051 Turkish liras, and from 4-6 years the tax is 733 Turkish liras, and 7-11 years the tax is estimated at 410 liras And cars that are between 12-15 309 Turkish liras and those over 16 years old have tax rates set at 109 Turkish liras.
As for cars whose value is 56 thousand to 99 thousand and ranges from 1 to 3 years and their engine capacity is less than 1300 cylinders, the tax value is 1.155 Turkish liras, and from 4-6 years the tax is 806 Turkish liras, and 7-11 years the tax is estimated at 450 TL, and cars that are between 12-15 341 TL and those over 16 years old have a tax of 120 TL.
It also determined car taxes valued at 99 thousand and more and ranges between 1 and 3 years old and its engine capacity is less than 1,300 cylinders with a tax value of 1.261 Turkish liras, and from 4-6 years the tax is 879 Turkish liras, and 7-11 years the tax was estimated at 492 Turkish lira, and cars that are between 12-15 372 Turkish liras and those over 16 years old have a tax of 130 Turkish liras.
As for cars valued at 56 thousand, without their ages ranging from 1 to 3 years and their engine capacity less than 1,301-1600 cylinders, the tax value is 1,830 Turkish liras, and from 4-6 years the tax is 1,372 Turkish liras, and 7-11 years the tax is estimated at 796 TL, and cars that are between 12-15 563 TL and those over 16 years old are taxed at 216 TL.
It also specified car taxes valued at 56-99 thousand, ranging in age from 1 to 3 years, and its engine capacity less than 1,301-1600 cylinders, with a tax value of 2,014 Turkish liras, and from 4-6 years the tax amounting to 1,510 Turkish liras, and 7-11 years was estimated The tax is 876 Turkish liras, and cars that are between 12-15 617 Turkish liras and those over 16 years old have a tax of 236 Turkish liras.
With regard to car taxes valued at 99 thousand and more and whose ages range from 1 to 3 years and their engine capacity is less than 1301-1600 cylinders, the tax value is 2.197 Turkish liras, and from 4-6 years the tax is 1647 Turkish liras, and 7-11 years the tax is estimated At 954 Turkish Liras, and cars that are between 12-15 674 Turkish Liras and those over 16 years old, have a tax of 258 Turkish Liras.
With regard to car taxes of 141 thousand or less, whose age ranges from 1 to 3 years and their engine capacity is less than 1601-1800 cylinders, the tax value is 3.566 Turkish liras, and from 4-6 years the tax is 2.781 Turkish liras, and 7-11 years the tax is estimated At 1.635 Turkish liras, cars that are between 12-15 998 Turkish liras and those over 16 years old have a tax of 387 Turkish liras.
As for car taxes valued at 141 thousand or more, ranging in age from 1 to 3 years, and the engine capacity is less than 1601-1800 cylinders, the tax value is 3.881 Turkish liras, and from 4-6 years the tax is 3.082 Turkish liras, and 7-11 years the tax is estimated At 1.786 TL, and cars between 12-15 years old 1.090 TL and those over 16 years old have a tax of 422 TL.
And within what Turkish media published, car taxes valued at 141 thousand or less, whose age ranged from 1 to 3 years, and the engine capacity was less than 1801-2000 cylinders, the tax value of 5.603 Turkish liras, and from 4-6 years the tax amounted to 4,315 Turkish liras, and 7 -11 years, the tax was estimated at 2,536 Turkish Liras, and cars between 12-15 1,510 Turkish Liras and those over 16 years old are taxed at 594 Turkish Liras.
As for car taxes valued at 353 thousand or less, and their age ranges between 1 - 3 years and their engine capacity is less than 2001 - 2500 cylinders, the tax value is 5.405 Turkish liras, and from 4-6 years the tax is 6.102 Turkish liras, and 7-11 years the tax is estimated At 3,812 Turkish liras, and cars that are between 12-15 2,277 Turkish liras and those over 16 years old, have a tax of 901 Turkish liras.
With regard to car taxes valued at 353 thousand or more and whose age ranges between 1 - 3 years and their engine capacity is less than 2001 - 2500 cylinders, the tax value is 9.170 Turkish liras, and from 4-6 years the tax is 6.656 Turkish liras, and 7-11 years the tax is estimated At 4,158 Turkish liras, cars that are between 12-15 2,485 Turkish liras and those over 16 years old have a tax of 983 Turkish liras.
