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· 4 min read

What a developer costs you as an employer in Türkiye

Gross salary is not the number. Employer contributions add 23.75%, they stop at a ceiling of 297,270 TL a month, and severance accrues from the first year of service.

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· 5 min read

Istanbul or Ankara: where to base the company

Ankara is cheaper, calmer and holds the country's oldest technopark and its defence industry. Istanbul has the games studios, the investors and the flights. What each one is actually better at.

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· 5 min read

What a salary actually buys in Istanbul

Rent, transport, utilities and a night out, measured against Berlin and London from the same source. What it means for what you pay a team, and for what you personally spend.

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