Yamanlar rate history — Annual maximum ($). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | WF G2 | WF G3 | WF G4 | NF G2 | NF G3 | NF G4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2019 | $31,600 | $29,900 | $27,900 | $29,900 | $27,900 | $24,700 |
| Jan 12, 2014 | $31,600 | $29,900 | $27,900 | $29,900 | $27,900 | $24,700 |
WF = with family, NF = without family; G2–G4 = quarters groups (set by grade). Values are annual maximums in USD.
The Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) reimburses U.S. government civilian employees for actual rent and utilities at Yamanlar, up to an annual maximum that depends on the employee's quarters group (a function of grade) and whether they are accompanied by family. The six annual ceilings shown — quarters groups 2, 3 and 4, each with and without family — are what mobility, HR and payroll teams use to budget overseas housing costs and set LQA grants.
The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the
date parameter to query any historical effective
date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \ "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/dssr/allowances/TR?type=lqa"{
"effective_date": "2019-02-17",
"results": [
{
"iso_code": "TR",
"location": "Yamanlar",
"lqa": {
"with_family_group_2": 31600,
"with_family_group_3": 29900,
"with_family_group_4": 27900,
"without_family_group_2": 29900,
"without_family_group_3": 27900,
"without_family_group_4": 24700
},
"postcode": "11546"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://allowances.state.gov/Web920/lqa_all.asp?MenuHide=1"
}The current DSSR Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) annual maximum for Yamanlar, Turkey ranges by quarters group and family status — for quarters group 2 it is $31,600 with family and $29,900 without family. All six series (groups 2–4, with and without family) are shown in the chart and table above.
LQA maximums depend on the employee's quarters group (set by grade) and whether they have family at post. The State Department publishes the six annual ceilings for Yamanlar; actual LQA reimburses real rent and utilities up to the applicable ceiling.
In Jan 12, 2014 the quarters-group-2 with-family maximum was $31,600; it is now $31,600. The full year-by-year history for all six series is in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
Allowances API is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any U.S. Government agency. All rate data is sourced from official public rate tables and re-published in a normalized format.