09.11.2026 12:30
In the new regulation prepared for SSK and Bağkur retirees, it was stated that instead of an equal raise for everyone, premium payment days and age criteria will come to the fore; with gradual flat-rate increases and welfare share formulas, it is aimed to raise the lowest pension above 30 thousand TL.
Details of the new regulation for retirees announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have begun to become clear. It was stated that in the formulas for the additional equal increase and welfare share on the agenda for SSK and Bağkur retirees, premium payment days and age criteria will come to the fore.
Millions of SSK and Bağkur retirees are following the additional regulations expected to be implemented together with inflation increase rates. According to currently announced data, the increase rate retirees will receive from the inflation difference has reached 8.29 percent. Before the remaining two inflation data, SGK Expert Serkan Kumdakçı evaluated the latest scenarios on the table on the A Haber live broadcast.
“THE FLAT INCREASE WILL NOT BE MADE IN EQUAL AMOUNTS FOR EVERYONE”
Stating that the flat increase could vary between 10,000 TL and 15,000 TL, SGK Expert Serkan Kumdakçı provided the following information on the subject: “These issues have been on the agenda at the Economic Coordination Board for a long time, and our main headings are being evaluated regarding the provision of a flat increase and welfare share. However, with the statement made by our Minister of Finance, Mr. Mehmet Şimşek, two days ago, we actually received an indication that the flat payments will vary from person to person depending on the premium payment days condition and somewhat on age. So, in fact, the flat increase will not appear as an increase made in equal amounts for everyone. It may come to the agenda to make it between 10 and 15,000 TL, or perhaps even starting from 5,000 lira and increasing gradually in steps.”
THE LOWEST MONTHLY PENSION MAY EXCEED 30,000 TL
Sharing the rates regarding salary increase expectations as well, Kumdakçı continued his statements as follows: “Providing this proportionally, that is, adding the additional contribution share to the welfare share and giving it between 10% and 20% (perhaps 5% to 20%), may also come to the agenda. When we evaluate it this way, the pension, which is currently 23,552 lira, may come to the agenda to rise to 30,000 TL or even a little above. With the November and December inflation difference reaching around 10%, the 23,550-lira salary will become 25,907 lira.”
STEPPED INCREASE FORMULA ACCORDING TO NUMBER OF PREMIUM DAYS
Emphasizing that the flat increase will differ according to premium payment day counts, Kumdakçı explained the details of the stepped system with these words: “While a retiree who retired with 3,600 days may receive 5,000 TL, one who retired with 5,000 days may receive 10,000 TL, and one who retired with 7,200 days may receive a flat increase of around 15,000 TL. Even in a calculation based only on a 10,000 TL flat increase, the base monthly pension rises to the 35,000 TL level. In the welfare share payment, age-based calculations such as giving a higher proportional contribution to those over 65 and a lower one to those under 65 are among the formulas on the table. That is, those who work more, pay more premiums, and transfer more premiums to the treasury receive a larger share of the flat increase. We can say that it will come to the agenda for those who retire at somewhat older ages to receive a higher proportional share, that is, an additional contribution share, through the welfare share.”
AGE CRITERION WILL COME TO THE FORE IN THE WELFARE SHARE
Touching also on the picture that will emerge if the flat increase and welfare share are implemented together, SGK Expert Kumdakçı completed his evaluations with the following statements: “For example, there too an additional 35,000 TL, and here the retiree’s age will come to the fore. A person who retires at the age of 50-55 will receive a 2%–5% share from the welfare share, while a person who retires over the age of 65 will receive an 11% share from the welfare share. Then the salary may approach 37-38 thousand. But of course, as I said, this formula will be applied if both are given to the retiree at the same time. But there, we should not think of the age difference only in terms of retirees; there are those who receive widow and orphan pensions. We will all wait together for the distinction of according to whom age will be calculated in the pensions of widows and orphans—that is, whether it will be calculated according to the deceased or according to the recipient—to be explained by taking it into account.”