Communique on the Implementation of the Regulation on Food Assistance for Civil Servants (Serial No: 2)
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This Turkish government communique, published on 7 January 2026, sets the minimum daily meal fees to be collected from civil servants and contracted personnel using workplace cafeterias in 2026. It applies to all public institutions under the general and special budgets, state economic enterprises, and revolving fund organizations. The regulation stipulates that institutions cover at most two-thirds (Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir) or half (other provinces) of meal costs from their budgets; the remainder is recovered from employees. Fees are tiered according to supplemental indicator brackets for civil servants and gross monthly contract wages for contracted staff, effective from 15 January 2026 to 14 January 2027. Institutions may charge higher amounts based on staff title, service characteristics, and meal quality.
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Key Changes
- Replaces previous communique published 9 January 2025 in Official Gazette No. 32777
- New daily meal fees effective 15/1/2026 to 14/1/2027
- Civil servants with ≤600 supplemental indicator pay 12.86 TL/day
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Obligations
What this law requires
Collect minimum daily meal fees from civil servants based on their supplemental indicator bracket (ranging from 12.86 TL to 52.46 TL) effective from 15 January 2026 to 14 January 2027
Collect minimum daily meal fees from contracted personnel based on their gross monthly contract wage bracket (ranging from 15.65 TL to 62.71 TL) effective from 15 January 2026 to 14 January 2027
Cover at most two-thirds of meal costs from institutional budgets in Ankara, Istanbul, and Izmir provinces; cover at most half of meal costs in all other provinces
Recover the remainder of meal costs not covered by institutional budgets from employees through collected fees
May establish meal fees higher than minimum amounts specified in Annex-1 based on staff position/title, service characteristics, meal quality, and location of service provision