According to the data announced by TÜİK, the 5-month inflation difference between SGK and Bağ-Kur retirees was 16.60 percent. Thus, at least 16.60 percent of the raise that retirees will receive has been finalized. For civil servants and retired civil servants, the 5-month raise rate, including the inflation difference and the collective bargaining increase, reached 12.40 percent. According to TÜİK data, inflation was 1.71 percent on a monthly basis in May.
With the addition of the 1.71 percent increase in May to the inflation announced as 4.84 percent in January, 2.96 percent in February, 1.94 percent in March and 4.18 percent in April, the cumulative inflation rate in the first 5 months of 2026 became 16.60 percent. 16.60 PERCENT RAISE SGK and Bağ-Kur retirees receive a raise equal to the inflation rate in the first 6 months of the year. While the 5-month inflation data finalized as of May reached 16.60 percent, a significant part of the increase that will be reflected in the salaries of millions of retirees in July has become clear.
On the other hand, the raise rate for civil servants and retired civil servants is calculated according to the provisions of the collective agreement and the inflation difference. With the May data, the inflation difference deserved by civil servants was recorded as 5.04 percent. To this ratio, 8. The 7 percent July raise determined within the scope of the Term Collective Agreement will also be added. 12.40 PERCENT INCREASE FOR CIVIL SERVANTS AND RETIRED CIVIL SERVANTS Calculations showed that there was a cumulative raise of 12.40 percent for retired civil servants and civil servants in a 5-month period.
Only June inflation data is now expected to determine the exact raise rate that millions of SSI and Bağ-Kur retirees, civil servants and civil servant retirees will receive for the first half of 2026. After TURKSTAT announces June inflation next month, the final increase rate that will be reflected in salaries will be finalized in July.
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