Cem Küçük delivers bad news to millions of retirees: 'That matter is now closed'
Journalist Cem Küçük, known for his proximity to the government, addressed claims regarding an additional raise for pensions ahead of the local elections, stating, "The retiree matter is now closed, let's say that. That is my view, it is over now."
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While the raise rate for civil servants and civil servant retirees was set at 49.25 percent, this figure remained at 37.57 percent for SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees.
AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the additional raise rate expected by millions of retirees as 5 percent.
Declaring 2024 as the year of the retiree, Erdoğan also announced that the lowest pension has been increased from 7,500 TL to 10,000 TL.
CLAIMS OF ADDITIONAL PENSION RAISE BEFORE LOCAL ELECTIONS
While millions of retirees are being condemned to poverty-level wages, it was suggested in political circles that the AKP government would provide an additional raise of between 4,000 and 8,000 TL to all retirees before the local elections.
BAD NEWS FOR RETIREES FROM CEM KÜÇÜK
However, journalist Cem Küçük, known for his proximity to the government, delivered the bad news to retirees regarding the issue.
"The retiree matter is now closed, let's say that. That is my view, it is over now," said Küçük, adding, "Right or wrong, let's look ahead now. We have talked about this issue a lot, we have debated it a lot. Let's say what's done is done. What was done has been done. The nation will now make the decision."