Minister Işıkhan makes statement on pension salaries
Speaking at the 'Working Life in the 100th Year of the Republic' Symposium, Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan made a statement regarding pensions, saying, "We will share prosperity with all our citizens through new steps that will make our retirees even happier."
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Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan spoke at the Working Life in the 100th Year of the Republic Symposium held in Ankara.
Minister Işıkhan made statements regarding the salary increase awaited by millions of retirees during his speech.
Reminding that a one-time bonus of 5,000 TL was given to non-working retirees, Işıkhan said, "Hopefully, we will share prosperity with all our citizens through new steps that will make our retirees even happier."
RAISE ALREADY APPROACHING 30 PERCENT
SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees receive a raise equal to the inflation rate every 6 months. Retirees were given a 25 percent raise in July.
The rate of the raise to be implemented in the new year will be determined once the inflation figures for November and December are announced. As of July, August, September, and October, retirees have already qualified for a 29.41 percent raise.