A bill seeking to raise Turkey’s minimum pension to the net minimum wage has been referred to the Planning and Budget Committee. Parliament’s record lists proposal 2/3960, submitted by YENİ Party Eskişehir MP İbrahim Arslan on 16 October, as in committee from 19 October.

What the proposal seeks

The text reported by the source would replace the 23,552-lira floor, including supplementary payments, in additional Article 19 of Law 5510 with the applicable net minimum wage. Its aim is to link the pension floor to future minimum-wage changes.

What it means for pensioners

Committee referral is a legislative step, not approval of an increase or an instruction to make payments. No final new pension amount or payment date has been established. It also does not mean every pension would rise by the same percentage.

The justification stresses living costs and income security. Any expectation of implementation depends on the legislative outcome and the provisions governing entry into force.