In addition to the increase in inflation, the pension increase was 25 percent with the welfare share for July 2023.
Millions were able to benefit from the raise in very small amounts, since the actual raise was made to the root salary.
While the retirees, who are not satisfied with this situation, called for the regulation of their pensions, it was stated that President Erdogan's Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan gave instructions and the New Year's Eve was marked for the increase.
Retirees, on the other hand, draw attention to the gravity of the situation and repeat their demand for a raise.
“7 MILLION PEOPLE WILL TRY TO SURVIVE WITH 7,500 TL”
Pointing out that the hike in fuel affects everything from needle to thread, Turkish Pensioners' Association (TÜED) Chairman Kazım Ergün stated that the economic conditions remain uncertain.
"Life has become unbearable. Employees, on the other hand, are sentenced to 6-month raises. The life we live and the TUIK figures do not match with reality. There is a fire, there is a disaster. 6-7 million people will try to live on 7 thousand 500 TL. Let's add up the salaries of all retirees in Turkey, the average salary is 10 thousand TL. There is no such economic life in Turkey," he said.
“ANSWER THE RETIREES' QUESTIONS”
Stating that with the massive increase in public employees, relatively support was provided to public employees, Ergün stated that the retired could not benefit from this support.
"The system has changed, pensions and new pensions have remained low. And now, the root salary has been removed, and the victimization has increased even more. When the holiday bonus was first released, we used to receive a sacrifice, now we can't even get half of it. I want to appeal to their conscience. There was an expectation in retirement. The President gave instructions that there will be a significant increase in October. It is said that the arrival of Thursday is certain from Wednesday. If the pensioner is not supported, the pensioners will not be able to enter the winter. This pensioner will not be able to buy his natural gas, he will not be able to buy his wood. Let them hold the hand of the retiree and respond to the retiree's request," he added.