Turkey Parliament considers new financial rights for civil servants and retirees

Multiple legislative proposals have been submitted to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey aimed at improving the financial rights of public employees and retirees.

One proposal, introduced by Ayhan Barut, seeks to provide civil servants and contract workers with a special payment twice a year, equivalent to the net minimum wage. Another proposal by İbrahim Arslan suggests increasing the frequency of pension bonuses from twice to four times a year for SSK, Bağ-Kur, and Emekli Sandığı retirees, with payments tied to the minimum wage.

Additional proposals focus on social welfare, including a once-yearly holiday support payment for retirees equal to the net minimum wage, intended for use at domestic accommodation facilities. Other measures under discussion include adjusting the monthly pension connection rate (ABO) from 2% to 3% for every 360 days worked and implementing an 'adjustment' (intibak) to resolve wage disparities for those who retired after 2000.

Simultaneously, discussions regarding the 2027 minimum wage and pension increases are ongoing, with experts analyzing inflation data to forecast potential adjustments. Meanwhile, the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has called on the Ministry of Health to raise retired physicians' monthly payments above the poverty line to reflect their professional responsibilities and the rising cost of living.