Erdoğan appeared before the cameras following the Cabinet meeting to announce the news that retirees had been waiting for.
AKP Chairman and President Erdoğan said, "We will provide an additional 5 percent increase to our SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees. The increase in January became 42.6 percent."
Erdoğan also announced that the lowest pension has been set at 10 thousand liras.
SSK PENSION PAYMENT DATES
Those with a final allocation number digit of 9 on the 17th of the month
Those with a final allocation number digit of 7 on the 18th of the month
Those with a final allocation number digit of 5 on the 19th of the month
Those with a final allocation number digit of 3 on the 20th of the month
Those with a final allocation number digit of 1 on the 21st of the month
Those with a final allocation number digit of 8 on the 22nd of the month
Those with a final allocation number digit of 6 on the 23rd of the month Those with a final allocation number digit of 4 on the 24th of the month
Those with a final allocation number digit of 2 on the 25th of the month Those with a final allocation number digit of 0 on the 26th of the month.
BAĞ-KUR PENSION PAYMENT SCHEDULE
Those with a final allocation number digit of 9, 7, and 5 on the 25th of the month
Those with a final allocation number digit of 3 and 1 on the 26th of the month
Those with a final allocation number digit of 8, 6, and 4 on the 27th of the month
Those with a final allocation number digit of 2 and 0 receive their pensions on the 28th of every month.
News Source: 12punto