The 25 percent increase decision made retirees revolt

The economic bag proposal, which includes a 25 percent increase in retirees from SSK and Bağ-Kur, was accepted by the Planning and Budget Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Retirees, when I asked their opinion on the increase, said that 25 percent was insufficient. Citizens claimed that the pension should be at least 15 thousand lire.

“I HAVE TO WORK”

Zeki Demirkan, who said he retired two years ago but still works for a living, said: “It’s not enough. As a retiree, it doesn’t seem like enough to me to have to work. What does that do? We have to put young people out of work. .I’ve been retired for two years.I’ve been working for two years.I can’t get by.My salary is barely enough for the bills.Food for him.Thank God I don’t have rent.Where’s the hunger line?Where are we? The pension must be at least 15,000 lire,” he said.

Explaining that they had difficulty earning a living, Hayri Kılıç said, “This increase is insufficient. It’s so hard to get by now. It’s been 25 years since he retired. We are fighting to get ahead. We are struggling financially. Everything is too expensive. “Purchasing power has also decreased,” she said.

“We are used to eating bland, walking on foot”

Saying: “The pensioner will eat bland and walk on foot,” said Zeynep Kılıç, “Shame. He will eat bland, walk on foot. It must be at least 15 thousand lira. I am the one who runs the house. We live on a salary. We cannot give pocket money to our grandchildren. Do you know how much we suffer? Fortunately we are used to eating bland, walking, we don’t have another life like that. Otherwise, we get by without going hungry.”

“WE LIVE A STANDARD LIFE”

Saying that they couldn’t even go on vacation, Sema Aylakçı said, “25 percent is not enough. I am also retired. My salary is much lower than the minimum wage. 8 thousand pounds. The pension must be at least 15 thousand lira. We limit our lives. We can’t go on vacation. We live a standard life. We also want to go on vacation. So much to tell. It’s forbidden,” he said.

“IMPOSSIBLE TO GO”

Retired teacher Ahmet Aylakçı, who claimed that retirees were crawling, said: “It is not enough. I have been retired for 19 years. I am a retired teacher. I have a couple rentals left by family. Otherwise, it is not possible to earn a living. They will keep crawling. They decided for themselves. It is difficult to live with only one pension. It is found in most foods.” (PHOENIX)