What is the minimum pension? Current amount and who benefits

Current minimum pension

According to press reports, the minimum pension including the supplementary payment is 23,552 TL. It was raised to this level in July. The current provision in additional Article 19 of Law No. 5510 on Social Insurance and General Health Insurance states that the lowest pension, supplementary payment included, cannot be less than 23,552 TL.

Who benefits?

The sources note that old-age pensions paid by the Social Security Institution (SGK) aim to support insured people who lose income as their capacity to work declines. News reports focus on the January 2027 increase for SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees. To learn whether you benefit from the minimum threshold, check with SGK; the sources do not give the detailed conditions.

Data that will shape the January 2027 increase

• July–September inflation: CPI rose 1.78 percent in July, 1.84 percent in August and 1.84 percent in September; cumulative three-month inflation reached 5.57 percent.
• Annual inflation: Annual inflation was recorded at 29.73 percent in September.
• Missing data: The final rate depends on the release of the last three months' inflation data and possible legal changes.

Expectations: these are not final figures

The rates and amounts below are expectations and forecasts, not a confirmed increase. Press reports expect the six-month increase to fall between 8.70 and 10.73 percent.

• Central Bank forecast: 8.70 percent increase, about 25,601 TL.
• Medium-Term Program (OVP): 9.04 percent increase, about 25,681 TL.
• Market Participants Survey: 10.06 percent increase, about 25,921 TL.
• AA Finans expectation: 10.11 percent increase, about 25,933 TL.
• Financial Institutions Association forecast: 10.73 percent increase, about 26,079 TL.
• SGK expert Özgür Erdursun: Expects a 9 percent increase for SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees and 7 percent for civil servant retirees; forecasts the minimum pension at 25,600 TL.

Proposal to link it to the minimum wage

YENİ Parti Eskişehir MP İbrahim Arslan submitted a bill to the Presidency of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM) on 16 October. It would remove the fixed amount in additional Article 19 of Law No. 5510 and link the minimum pension to the net minimum wage in force. The bill was referred to the TBMM Plan and Budget Committee on 19 October. Whether it becomes law will be clear after the committee's review and the General Assembly process.