Good news for public-sector workers: additional bonus payments will be made before the holiday. The date for the third installment of the additional “tediye” bonus that all public workers have been awaiting has been set. According to the decision, this supplemental payment, which is normally paid in four equal installments each year, will have its third installment paid this year before the Eid al-Adha holiday, on July 27, 2020.
In line with the decision, the Presidency issued a written statement regarding the additional bonus payments. The statement indicates that, under the presidential decree, the first installment of the bonus will be paid on Monday, July 27, 2020. The remaining installment will be transferred to accounts on December 14, 2020. The decree setting the bonus payments for public workers has been published in the Official Gazette. The Presidential decision specifies that the first half of the additional bonus for 2020 will be paid on Monday, July 27, 2020, and the second half on December 14, 2020.
What Is the Additional “Tediye” Payment?
The additional “tediye” payment is governed by Law No. 6772, which provides that public-sector workers receive an extra payment equivalent to 52 days’ wages per year. This bonus is a legally protected entitlement that covers all public workers. Employees who have been transferred to permanent positions within public administrations under general government scope — including institutions within the general budget that operate under the state’s legal personality and do not have a separate legal identity — are entitled to an annual payment equal to 52 days’ wages.
The additional payment for public workers is calculated on a daily wage basis. Accordingly, the third installment for 2020 is paid as 13 days’ wages. Monthly earnings used to calculate the bonus include overtime, marriage and child allowances or premiums, in-kind benefits, and pay for weekly and public holidays. The bonus is paid based on the worker’s basic wage and monthly total. Because these supplemental payments are subject to social security contributions, 15% SGK (social security) premium and 15% income tax are withheld from the payment. Stamp tax is also deducted from the additional bonus payments.