Salary increase rates for civil servants and retirees, closely affecting millions of employees, have been finalized

Following the announcement of June inflation data by the Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK), salary increase rates directly affecting millions of citizens were determined. The raises for civil servants, civil servant retirees, and SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees have been clarified by calculating based on the inflation figures of the last six months. According to official data, the Tüketici Fiyat Endeksi (TÜFE) increased by 0,99 percent in June compared to the previous month, while the annual increase was realized as 32,11 percent. In light of these developments, the financial expectations regarding working life and the retirement system were translated into concrete figures, and the deductions to be reflected in July salaries were finalized.

SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees gained the right to a total raise of 17,76 percent based on the inflation difference. This rate consists of the sum of inflation data accumulated since January, covering January, February, March, April, May, and June. The increases determined for each month were realized as 4,84, 2,96, 1,94, 4,18, 1,71, and 0,99 percent, respectively. According to these increases, the pension of a retiree with the lowest pension in the current social security system, which is at the level of 20 thousand lira, will rise to 23 thousand 552 lira with an increase of approximately 3 thousand 552 lira.

In the increases to be made to the salaries of civil servants and civil servant retirees, the provisions of the Toplu Sözleşme and the inflation difference were evaluated together. A 7 percent raise rate determined by the collective agreement for the second six-month period of 2026 was added to the 6,09 percent inflation difference formed as of June. With the combination of these two figures, civil servants and civil servant retirees will receive a total raise of 13,52 percent. This calculation was made to compensate for the losses experienced in the salaries of public employees, and new salaries were determined based on this rate.

As a result of the raise calculations, the table regarding the lowest civil servant salary has also changed. In calculations based on official data, it was determined that the lowest civil servant salary would rise to 70 thousand 258 lira after the increases were applied. This situation once again brought to light how closely the increases in the salaries of both civil servants and retirees are tied to inflation data, which is an economic indicator. Civil servants were subject to a different formula, benefiting not only from the inflation difference but also from the predetermined raise rates within the scope of the collective agreement.

When the general economic outlook is considered, the annual inflation hovering around 32,11 percent was the primary factor directly affecting the amount of salary raises. Despite the decline in TÜİK’s June data, the accumulated increases over the 6-month period brought a high raise rate for retirees. In particular, the formula used in determining the lowest salaries determined the increase in the income level of millions of retirees, while for civil servants, the additional rights provided by the collective agreement came into play. July salaries will begin to be paid based on these new figures, and the balance of purchasing power in the economy will be reshaped.