How to Calculate Unemployment Benefit in Türkiye
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Short answer
In Türkiye, the unemployment benefit is 40% of the average gross earnings on which premiums were paid in the last 4 months, at most 80% of the gross minimum wage. Only stamp duty comes off. You need 600 premium days in the last 3 years and the last 120 days under contract. It lasts 180, 240 or 300 days.
Open the calculator →Formula
monthly gross benefit = min(average monthly gross earnings × 40%; gross minimum wage × 80%)
monthly net benefit = monthly gross benefit − stamp duty
- Average monthly gross earnings: the average of the earnings reported to SGK for premiums in the last 4 months before the job ended. Bonuses paid in those months count.
- Cap: 80% of the gross minimum wage for workers over 16 (Law 4447 art. 50).
- Stamp duty: 7.59 per mille of the gross benefit. No income tax and no social security premium.
İŞKUR works out the monthly amount directly; the daily benefit is one 30th of it. Earnings above the SGK ceiling do not change the result: 40% of the earnings reaches the benefit cap at twice the minimum wage.
Amounts in 2026
İŞKUR’s 2026 table (gross minimum wage 33,030 TRY):
| Monthly average of the last 4 months | Calculated benefit | Stamp duty | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33,030 TRY (minimum wage) | 13,212.00 TRY | 100.28 TRY | 13,111.72 TRY |
| 55,000 TRY | 22,000.00 TRY | 166.98 TRY | 21,833.02 TRY |
| 80,000 TRY | 26,424.00 TRY | 200.56 TRY | 26,223.44 TRY |
In the last row, 40% of the earnings (32,000 TRY) is over the cap, so the cap of 26,424 TRY is paid. An average of 66,060 TRY reaches the cap.
Benefit period
| Premium days in the last 3 years | Benefit period |
|---|---|
| 600–899 | 180 days (6 months) |
| 900–1,079 | 240 days (8 months) |
| 1,080 | 300 days (10 months) |
Under 600 premium days there is no benefit. You must also have worked under an employment contract for the whole of the last 120 days before the job ended.
When the minimum wage rises
The cap follows the minimum wage of each payment month. When the minimum wage rises in January, a benefit at the cap rises too. For example, a person with average earnings of 54,000 TRY a month got the 2025 cap, 20,646.49 TRY. In 2026 the cap rose to 26,424 TRY; their own 40%, 21,600 TRY, is now under the cap, so they get 21,436.06 TRY after stamp duty. A benefit that was under the cap from the start does not change.
Who can get it
The benefit is paid when the job ends through no choice or fault of your own (art. 51):
- the employer ends the contract with notice and without just cause,
- the worker ends the contract for just cause (for example unpaid wages),
- a fixed-term contract comes to its end,
- the workplace closes, is sold, or the job ends through privatization.
A person who resigns, or who is dismissed for misconduct, gets no benefit.
Application and payment
Apply to İŞKUR on e-Devlet or at a provincial office within 30 days of the end of the job. Days of a late application come off the benefit period. İŞKUR decides by the end of the next month and pays on the 5th of each month. A new job stops the payments; the days left can be used if you lose a job again before you meet the conditions anew.
Worked example: Minimum wage for the last 4 months, 700 premium days, job ended in September 2026
Monthly net unemployment benefit
13,111.72 TRY
- Monthly gross benefit
- 13,212.00 TRY
- Daily gross benefit
- 440.40 TRY
- Stamp duty
- 100.28 TRY
- Monthly cap
- 26,424.00 TRY
- Average monthly gross earnings
- 33,030.00 TRY
- Benefit period
- 180 days
- Total gross benefit
- 79,272.00 TRY
- Total net benefit
- 78,670.32 TRY
Data period: the values in force from January 1, 2026.
Step by step
Average monthly gross earnings
average monthly gross earnings = the amount given
average monthly gross earnings = 33,030.00 = 33,030.00 TRY
calculated benefit = average monthly gross earnings × 40%
calculated benefit = 33,030.00 × 40% = 13,212.00 TRY
Monthly cap
cap = gross minimum wage × 80%
cap = 33,030.00 × 80% = 26,424.00 TRY
Monthly gross benefit
monthly gross benefit = min(calculated benefit, cap)
monthly gross benefit = min(13,212.00, 26,424.00) = 13,212.00 TRY
Daily gross benefit
daily benefit = monthly gross benefit / 30
daily benefit = 13,212.00 / 30 = 440.40 TRY
Stamp duty
stamp duty = monthly gross benefit × 7.59‰
stamp duty = 13,212.00 × 7.59‰ = 100.28 TRY
Monthly net unemployment benefit
monthly net benefit = monthly gross benefit − stamp duty
monthly net benefit = 13,212.00 − 100.28 = 13,111.72 TRY
Benefit period
benefit period = 180 days (600+ premium days)
benefit period = 700 premium days → 180 days = 180 days
Total net benefit
total net benefit = monthly net benefit × 6
total net benefit = 13,111.72 × 6 (2026-09-16 – 2027-03-14) = 78,670.32 TRY