They determine the date on which public servant retirees will receive the difference in the increase

According to the statement from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, the differences of additional indicators that occurred as of January 15 in the field of the pension fund will begin to be paid as of January 27.

Additional indicator differences of 7.8 billion lira will be paid to 2.3 million people. Civil servants normally receive their increased salaries on January 15. However, due to technical work on the 30 percent increase, the wage increases did not make it to January 15.

DIFFERENCE DUE TO CONTRACT AND INFLATION

Public servants and retired civil servants received a 16.48 percent increase on January 15 due to the difference in collective bargaining and inflation. The remaining 13.52 points of the increase will begin to be paid from the announced date.

The ministry statement said:

“The monthly difference of their pensions with effect from January 1, 2023 and the additional amounts of indicative difference of their pensions with effect from January 15, 2023, of the recipients of disability, occupational disability, widowhood pensions or orphanage in the field of the Pension Fund, in the bank branches and PTT from where they receive the pensions, it will be sent to their accounts and the payment will begin on Friday, January 27, 2023.