The Turkish government announced on Tuesday an increase to the monthly minimum wage by another 34 percent starting on 1 July.
The minimum wage will increase to about $483 and is part of an effort to ease the impact of inflation, which until recently was one of the highest in the world.
In December, the government increased the minimum wage by 55 percent. At the time inflation stood at 85 percent.
In May, inflation dropped to just below 40 percent, its lowest level since 2021.
"The minimum wage assessment commission completed its work with an agreement between the workers and employers," Labour and Social Security Minister Vedat Isikhan said in a televised address from the capital Ankara.
The increase will help to alleviate the purchasing power among workers, over a third of whom earn the minimum wage.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who won re-election last month, promised to fight inflation and increase the minimum wage as part of his campaign.
Despite the big headline wage boost, the plunge in the lira's value means that actual wages have increased only fractionally in dollar terms over the past year.
In 2023, the Turkish lira lost around 20 percent of its valu...