Statement from Minister Göktaş on Elderly and Disabled Pensions

Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş stated in a written statement that they are working to ensure the full participation of disabled and elderly individuals in all areas of life and at the same time to support them in living independent lives.

Stating that they support elderly and disabled citizens in every field from education to health, from economy to social life, Göktaş emphasized that they carry out services within the framework of people-oriented and rights-based policies.

Minister Göktaş stated that they continue to develop comprehensive and regular social assistance programs for disabled and elderly citizens and said, "In this direction, in October, we will pay 5 billion 374 million liras of elderly pension to 736 thousand 596 citizens and 4 billion 96 million liras of disability pension to 553 thousand 890 citizens. In this context, 1 million 290 thousand 486 citizens will be paid elderly pensions of 9 billion 470 million liras in total. "We have started depositing disability pension payments into accounts and I hope the payments will be beneficial to all our citizens," he said.