Turkey weighs age and work status in pension increase plans
Senior ruling-party sources say larger increases for older retirees are among several options under discussion, with no final formula announced.
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65 Yaş Üstü Emekliye Zam Sinyali | A Haber
Retirees' age and whether they still work could affect their pension increases under options being considered in Turkey, the country's news broadcaster A Haber reports.
Parliament correspondent Tülay Ağaoğlu, citing senior officials in the ruling Justice and Development Party, says several formulas are being evaluated. The most prominent discussion concerns giving retirees aged 65 and over a larger percentage increase. Another possibility would distinguish between working and non-working retirees, although she does not specify which group would receive more.
Studio presenter Haktan Uysal also lists a flat cash increase and an additional welfare-related supplement among the options. He says President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had signaled a new pension arrangement.
The segment, titled "65 Yaş Üstü Emekliye Zam Sinyali | A Haber" ("Pension increase signalled for over-65s"), describes discussions rather than an adopted policy. It gives no proposed increase amount, implementation date or final eligibility rules. The key unresolved question is whether any eventual increase would apply uniformly or provide different treatment according to age and employment status.
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The correspondent says larger pension increases for retirees aged 65 and over are under discussion.