02.05.2026 22:48
DEVA Party Chairman Ali Babacan proposed a holiday bonus formula that will please retirees very much. Babacan said, "The retiree holiday bonus equals the cost of a sacrificial animal. The state will say, 'I now give my retiree not 12 salaries, but 14 salaries.'"
DEVA Party Chairman Ali Babacan proposed a new formula that retirees will greatly appreciate for the much-debated holiday bonus. Babacan said, “The measure is this: Retirement holiday bonus equals the cost of a sacrificial animal. The state will say, 'I am no longer giving 12 salaries to my retirees, I am giving 14 salaries.' This will settle the matter. It will not bother them with this every holiday.”
“RETIREE CONDEMNED TO 4 THOUSAND LIRA”
Speaking to Cumhur News Agency, DEVA Party Chairman Ali Babacan stated, “Today, our retiree is unfortunately condemned to 4 thousand lira. During both Ramadan and Eid al-Adha, the government stubbornly insists, 'We will not increase this.' As we look now, there is a great injustice, a great oppression.”
PROPOSAL: “LET THE HOLIDAY BONUS BE EQUAL TO THE SACRIFICIAL ANIMAL COST”
Babacan, noting that when determining the retirement bonus, one should consider the cost of a sacrificial animal set by the Presidency of Religious Affairs for domestic slaughter, continued his remarks as follows:
“What is the domestic cost of a sacrificial animal? You must give at least that much. That roughly matches the minimum retirement wage, the minimum retirement pension. What needs to be done today is to give our retirees a one-month salary bonus for both Ramadan and Eid al-Adha. That is what must be done. The state will say, 'I am no longer giving 12 salaries to my retiree, I am giving 14 salaries.' This will settle the matter. It will not bother them with this every holiday. They are doing it as if distributing a gratuity, like handing out something. It is a pity; it is our retiree's right. They worked, paid premiums, and retired. Now, they are receiving a retirement pension in return for that right. It is not a favor granted by anyone.”