Government Plans Pension Increase Distinguishing Working and Non-Working Retirees

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said after the Cabinet meeting that financial resources have been created to raise retirees' living standards in the 2027 budget. AK Party officials immediately began preparing a comprehensive regulation to eliminate imbalances in pension payments.

The draft plan proposes a gradual increase model based on retirees' age, employment status, and number of premium payment days. Retirees over 65 are expected to receive a higher welfare share or incidental increase compared to other age groups.

Teams are analyzing each retiree's age range, premium payment days, and employment status under the GETAD system. Officials emphasized that many retirees under 65 continue working either registered or unregistered.

Priority will be given to senior citizens who live only on their pension and do not work. Working and non-working retirees will be treated separately under the new model.

The planned welfare share and incidental increases will be deposited into accounts in addition to the routine inflation adjustment retirees receive in January.

Officials stated that gradual retirement is not on the agenda under current conditions. They noted that the early retirement arrangement cost 1 trillion 300 billion liras to the 2025 budget and warned that new demands could threaten the system's sustainability.

Turkey has 27.5 million premium-paying workers and 18 million retirees. Regional needs were identified through studies in different cities. Legal arrangements for pension increases are targeted to be brought to the Grand National Assembly's agenda after the budget law.