New era in pension

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Lerato Khumalo

Millions of retirees have their eyes set on the salary increase to be made in July. New increase calculations came to the fore along with 5-month inflation data and Central Bank expectations.

Inflation data and expectation calculations for the July 2026 retirement raise are being closely followed. According to the Market Participants Survey of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, the salary increase rate will be finalized when June inflation becomes clear.

Calculations for July 2026 retirement increase have started

The July 2026 retirement increase will be determined by completing the inflation data for the first 6 months of the year. The salary increase of SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees will be shaped according to the 6-month inflation rate in the January-June period.

Following the May data, the first increase scenarios for pensions emerged. In the calculations, the 5-month inflation rate and expectations for June are taken into account.