18.06.2025 15:20
The leader of the İYİ Party, Müsavat Dervişoğlu, stated, "It is very, very essential and urgent to update and determine the minimum wage again. According to our calculations and proposal, the minimum wage should be at least 29,850 TL today. This is our proposal. Additionally, this wage should be the lowest pension amount."
The minimum wage increase and pension salaries are among the topics that millions of citizens closely follow, while İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu made striking statements.
Speaking at the group meeting in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), Dervişoğlu expressed that Turkey has entered the seventh year of the economic crisis and that its impact on workers has now reached the level of a "humanitarian tragedy." Dervişoğlu stated that the purchasing power of the current minimum wage of 22,105 TL has decreased by half since January. He noted that as of May, the minimum wage has fallen below the hunger threshold of 3,500 TL, saying, "By the end of the year, this difference will reach 8,000 TL."
PROPOSED FIGURE FOR MINIMUM WAGE
Referring to "the unquenchable fire in the kitchen and its most important part, salaries that have turned into charity," Dervişoğlu reminded that as the İYİ Party, they previously proposed a minimum wage of 28,000 TL for the year 2025. However, after deviations in the inflation target, he stated that they have updated this figure, emphasizing that the minimum wage they currently propose is at least 29,850 TL. He also mentioned that this figure should be determined as the lowest pension salary.
"THE STATE SHOULD EASE THE EMPLOYER'S BURDEN"
Dervişoğlu also pointed out that the burden on employers needs to be reduced, emphasizing that the state should take an active role in this process, stating, "A life opportunity at the humanitarian limit should be granted to wage earners. The employer's burden should be alleviated by the state through tax exemptions or direct support."