How much is the military service fee? How much will the military fee paid increase in 2023?

The military service fee, which was levied at 30,000 lira with the law promulgated in 2011, increased to 80,000 lira in the second half of 2022 and may exceed 100,000 lira in 2023. The military service fee, which is indexed to the salaries of civil servants, it can even exceed 120 thousand lire in the event of a further increase.

HOW MUCH IS THE MILITARY QUOTA PAID?

In the law enacted in June 2019, the first amount paid was determined at 31 thousand 343 TL. Subsequently, the military service quota, which increased according to the salary coefficient of civil servants, was increased every six months, respectively.

The fee, which was TL 33,230 in July 2019, was determined to be TL 35,000 54 in the first half of 2020 and TL 37,000 in the second half. The amount of the fee, which was applied as 39,788 TL in the period January-June 2021, increased to 43,150 TL as of July 1.

The Ministry of National Defense applies a military service fee of 55 thousand 194 TL in the first 6 months of 2022.

In July 2022, the military service fee was 80 thousand 64 lira.

The military service fee indexed to the salaries of civil servants may exceed TL 100,000 in January 2023, based on current inflation forecasts.

HOW ARE MILITARY DUES PAID CALCULATED?

In accordance with Recruitment Law No. 7179, the salary to be paid for paid military service is calculated by multiplying the figure of the indicator 240 thousand by the monthly coefficient of the public official in force on the day the payment is made. This figure is determined again in January and July of each year.

The currently applied military service fee is 80,000 64 TL (0.333603*240000=80064.72). Therefore, the military candidates are also closely following the increase in civil servants. According to the collective agreement signed between the civil servants and the government, civil servants will receive a 6-month inflation increase in 2023.

In the case of monthly inflation of 3 percent in December, this rise is expected to exceed 18 percent. Therefore, if civil servants receive an increase to this rate, the paid military service quota is expected to be around 95,000. However, this figure may change in the event of a further increase.

EXPECTED ADDITIONAL INCREASE

Earlier this year, civil servants and retired civil servants received an additional 5-point increase on top of the inflation difference plus the collective bargaining agreement increase. Given that it is an election year, it may not come as a surprise that an additional raise is also being awarded this year. Giving an additional increase will mean that the paid military service rate will increase in the same way.

According to the figure announced yesterday, the minimum wage was increased by 54.66 percent to 8,506 TL. For example, a similar increase in the salaries of civil servants may mean that the rate of paid military service exceeds 120,000 TL.

HOW MUCH HAS THE COST INCREASED IN THE PAST?

The salary, which was 31,343 liras in June 2019, when the law that made paid military service permanent came into force, decreased to 32,230 liras the following month, 35,054 liras in the first half of 2020, 37 thousand 20 lira in the second half and 39 thousand 788 lira in the first half of 2021. Turkish lira and 43 thousand 150 lira in the second half.

Subsequently, due to high inflation, military service salaries rose rapidly along with the salaries of civil servants. The military service fee, which was TL 56,507 in the first half of last year, exceeded TL 80,000 in the second half of the year. The increase in the three-year period was 155 percent.