18,765 TL perfect pay raise for retirees | New salary table for SSK, BAĞ-KUR, EYT: 16,881, 22,500, 27,000 lira recipients...

Last week, Fatih Karahan, Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, announced the third inflation report for 2025. Karahan stated that they maintained their year-end target at 24 percent, adding, "We estimate that inflation will be between 25 and 29 percent by the end of 2025." According to a report by Çığıl Ön Yener from Takvim Newspaper, this statement indicates that the raise SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees will receive in the second six-month period could be between 7.14 percent and 10.56 percent. Higher Expectations from Market Participants Following the Central Bank's release of the August Market Participants Survey, economists surveyed revealed year-end inflation expectations for 2025 to be 29.69%. If this forecast comes true, the second-six-month raise for SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees will reach 11.16 percent. Civil servant retirees will receive a 5.87 percent inflation increase in addition to their collective bargaining agreement raise. Increased Salaries to be Accounted in January Retirees will learn their raise rates at the beginning of January and receive their pay increases later that month. During this period, not only the raise rate but also additional regulations such as base salary increases and welfare payments will be discussed. Authorities will determine the final pension changes based on these requests.