Politics · Turkey · 9 hrs ago
Destici says Turkey’s lowest pension should be at least 40,000 lira
Destici called for a minimum pension of 40,000 lira while speaking in Nevşehir, Turkey.
He said low-income pensioners are struggling to cover their living costs.
He wants the increase to take effect in January, with an 8,000-lira adjustment previously given to public employees and a regular increase.
Destici said the gap between the lowest pension and public-sector pay had widened since January 2023.
He also pointed to borrowing costs of about 50 percent, which he said burden producers, pensioners and other consumers.
The proposed increase is a call for action, not a confirmed policy; the source gives no response from the government or further details about what happens next.
Destici said Turkey’s lowest pension should be at least 40,000 lira.
He argued that low-paid pensioners cannot make ends meet.
He said the gap between the lowest pension and public-sector pay had widened since January 2023.
Destici proposed giving pensioners the 8,000-lira payment made to public employees in July 2023, plus a regular increase.
He made the remarks at the opening of his party’s new provincial headquarters in Nevşehir.
- Who
- Destici, whose first name and party are not stated.
- What
- He said the lowest pension should be at least 40,000 lira.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- At the opening of his party’s new provincial headquarters in Nevşehir, Turkey.
- Why
- He said low-paid pensioners cannot make ends meet and pointed to a widening gap between pensions and public-sector pay.
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Destici said the lowest pension should be at least 40,000 lira.
Destici went to Derinkuyu and opened a street named after Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu.
- Proposed minimum pension
- At least 40,000 lira
- Public-sector payment cited
- 8,000 lira, given to public employees in July 2023
- January 2023 pension figure cited
- 7,500 lira
- Location of headquarters opening
- Nevşehir, Turkey
- Later event
- Opening of a street named after Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu in Derinkuyu
What people are saying
Low-paid pensioners are unable to make ends meet.