An interesting response from Erdoğan to a question about retirees: Are you trying to manipulate me?

12.03.2025 13:50

After the group meeting of his party, President Erdoğan made statements to journalists. In response to a journalist's question, "Will retirement bonuses increase further?" he replied, "Are you trying to mislead me? It has already increased from 3,000 lira to 4,000 lira; what more do you want?"

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After AK Party Group Chairman Abdullah Güler announced that the holiday bonuses for retirees would be increased from 3,000 lira to 4,000 lira on Monday, attention turned to the legislative arrangements in the Parliament. Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan, who made evaluations regarding the issue before the AK Party Group Meeting, stated about the payment date, "It will be deposited into accounts once it passes through the Parliament."

"ARE YOU TRYING TO TRICK ME?"

President Erdoğan, who made statements to reporters after his party's group meeting, responded to a journalist's question, "Will there be a regulation regarding the holiday bonuses for retirees?" with, "It has been announced, are you trying to trick me? It has increased from 3,000 TL to 4,000 TL. What more do you want?"

HOW MUCH IS THE RETIREE HOLIDAY BONUS?

This year, the retiree holiday bonus has been increased by 33% from 3,000 lira to 4,000 lira. The bonuses for 16 million retirees are expected to be paid on March 27-28.