Politics · Turkey · 9 hrs ago
Erdoğan says Turkey plans new financial support for retirees
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced plans to improve support for retirees after a Cabinet meeting in Ankara.
He said the government understands the problems retirees face and is trying to help despite financial constraints.
The 2027 budget is expected to include new financial resources to improve retirees’ situation.
The government hopes to put the required legal changes in place by the end of the year.
Parliament’s approval is needed for those changes, and Erdoğan said they should follow principles of fairness and justice.
He also said the budget aims to strengthen Turkey’s production capacity and make its economy more resilient to external shocks.
Erdoğan said Turkey is preparing financial resources to improve retirees’ situation in the 2027 budget.
He said the required legal arrangements are hoped to be implemented by the end of the year, subject to parliament’s consideration.
Erdoğan made the remarks after a Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Complex.
He said the government was aware of retirees’ problems and was trying to do what it could despite difficult conditions.
- Who
- President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the plan.
- What
- Turkey is preparing financial resources to improve retirees’ situation.
- When
- Erdoğan said the legal arrangements were hoped to be implemented by the end of 2026.
- Where
- He spoke after a Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Complex in Turkey.
- Why
- The plan is intended to improve retirees’ situation.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Erdoğan addressed the public at the Presidential Complex and announced plans for financial resources to support retirees.
Erdoğan said the government hoped to implement the required legal arrangements, subject to parliament’s consideration.
- Budget
- 2027 budget
- Target group
- Retirees
- Planned deadline
- By the end of 2026
- Legislature
- Grand National Assembly of Turkey
What people are saying
In the 2027 budget, we are creating financial resources to improve a little more the situation of our retirees, who are the crown of our heads.
We hope to implement the legal regulation needed for this, within the framework of justice and fairness and at the discretion of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, by the end of the year.