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AKP announces 25% rise in minimum pension after public outcry

AKP announces 25% rise in minimum pension after public outcry

The opposition has pointed out that the purchasing power of minimum pensioners has declined despite the raise.

Government adjusts pension increases following backlash

Government adjusts pension increases following backlash

The government has equalized the pension raises for civil servant retirees and other pensioners.

24 January 2024

Erdoğan announces 30-percent wage rise for civil servants, pensioners

Erdoğan announces 30-percent wage rise for civil servants, pensioners

The president yesterday announced a 25-percent hike. He updated it as 30 percent today.

Pensioners call for a combined joint union: 'We have lost our acquired rights'

Pensioners call for a combined joint union: 'We have lost our acquired rights'

Unions and platforms working for pensioner rights call on all retirees and their organizations to wage a struggle together under the roof of a combined joint union.

Retired miners protest in Turkey: ‘I avoid my children because I don’t have money’

Retired miners protest in Turkey: ‘I avoid my children because I don’t have money’

Retired miners protested in Manisa’s Soma: “My pension was higher than the minimum wage by 304 liras. It is now lower than the minimum wage by 600 liras. Should I believe in the justice or injustice of this government?”

10 January 2022