The payment schedule for the salary increase differences of millions of retirees and civil servants has been finalized. Civil servants will see their increased salaries on their pay slips and in their accounts on July 15. Within a week after July 15, the 14-day salary difference payments will be deposited into accounts. SSK retirees will receive their increased pensions between the 17th and 26th of the month.
Bağ-Kur retirees will see their increased payments in their accounts on payment days between the 25th and 28th of the month. For retired civil servants who receive their salaries between the 1st and 5th of the month, a special date for the increase difference payments will be announced by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.
What was the increase?
With the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) announcing June inflation data, the increase rate for civil servants and retirees was determined. According to the announced six-month inflation data, SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees will receive a 17.76 percent increase in July. After calculating the collective agreement increase and inflation difference, the increase for civil servants and retired civil servants in the second half of 2026 was set at 13.52 percent.
The lowest pension, currently 20,000 lira, is also projected to increase by 17.76 percent. According to the bill submitted by the AK Party to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the lowest pension will be raised to 23,552 lira.
The lowest civil servant salary, including family allowance, rose from 61,890 lira to 70,258 lira, and the lowest retired civil servant pension rose from 27,772 lira to 31,527 lira.
Social benefits also increase
With the increase for civil servants and retirees, social benefits will also rise. The old-age pension of 6,393 lira paid to citizens over 65 without social security will increase to 7,257 lira.
The home care allowance of 13,879 lira paid for elderly and disabled individuals in need of care will rise to 15,755 lira. The monthly payment for citizens with 40-69 percent disability will increase from 5,103 lira to 5,793 lira, and the monthly payment for citizens with 70 percent or more disability will increase from 7,655 lira to 8,690 lira. While 5,103 lira is paid monthly to relatives of disabled individuals under 18, this amount will also rise to 5,793 lira.
The 13.52 percent increase in the civil servant salary coefficient will also be reflected in Social and Economic Support (SED) payments. Accordingly, the payment for preschool children will rise from 6,592 lira to 7,484 lira, for primary school students from 9,889 lira to 11,226 lira, for secondary school students from 10,548 lira to 11,975 lira, and for higher education students from 11,867 lira to 13,472 lira.
What about family allowance?
Family allowances paid to civil servants will also increase in July. The non-working spouse allowance, currently 3,154 lira 63 kuruş, will rise to 3,581 lira 14 kuruş. The child allowance for ages 0-6 will increase to 787 lira 76 kuruş. The child allowance for ages over 6 will rise to 393 lira 88 kuruş. The allowance for a civil servant with a non-working spouse and two children aged 0-6 will reach 5,156 lira 66 kuruş.
