Minister Işıkhan announced, the lobbies became active: 15 thousand TL progressive raise formula for retirees

Following the salary improvement statements of the Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan, which closely concerns millions of retirees, raise scenarios began to become clear in Ankara.

Stating that they were aware of the financial difficulties experienced by retirees, Işıkhan announced that they were preparing a new "improvement" package that will be valid from January 2027 in addition to the existing legal inflation increases, which stirred up the lobbies.

All eyes are on the new year in Türkiye, where the number of people receiving the lowest pension has exceeded 5 million and the total number of retirees has reached 18 million.

The prepared additional improvement package is planned to be submitted to the Turkish Grand National Assembly for enactment after the budget discussions in the Parliament are completed.

Reminding the current situation for retired civil servants and civil servants, Minister Işıkhan said, "Within the scope of the 2026-2027 collective agreement, increases of 5 percent and 4 percent in 2027 and the possible inflation difference will be reflected in the salaries."

Ancak asıl beklenti, enflasyon farkını aşacak "refah payı" ve seyyanen zam formüllerinde düğümleniyor.

The first information from Ankara regarding the details of the study shows that an inclusive regulation for retirees is on the way.

Within the framework of the "Income supplementary family support system" model, which has been working on since the summer months, it is being discussed whether retirees will be given a welfare share or a linear increase.

NTV'nin kulis bilgilerine dayandırdığı habere göre, AKP kurmaylarının masasındaki en güçlü senaryolardan biri seyyanen zam. Emekli maaşlarına 10 bin TL ile 15 bin TL arasında değişebilecek oranlarda seyyanen bir artış yapılması planlanıyor.

Bu senaryoların Hazine'ye yükü üzerine yapılan etki analizleri de büyük oranda tamamlandı. It is calculated that if the increase is determined as 10 thousand liras, the annual cost will be 2.16 trillion liras, and if it is determined as 15 thousand liras, it will be 3.24 trillion liras.

According to the information provided by the AKP staff, adding a "welfare share" to cover all retirees on top of the inflation difference that will become clear at the end of the year is also on the table as a strong possibility.