Parliament receives a bill expanding veteran rights
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) submitted a bill to parliament expanding pension and social rights for official veterans and the families of martyrs.
“We are providing a minimum income guarantee for the parents of our martyrs and personnel disabled in the line of duty,” AKP Deputy Group Chair Abdulhamit Gül said.
The bill amends the Turkish Republic Retirement Fund Law, ensuring pensions for martyrs’ parents will not fall below the net minimum wage. Home care support for veterans requiring assistance will increase from two to two and a half times the net minimum wage.
Under Anti-Terror Law changes, pensions for duty-disabled privates, security guards, military cadets and civilians will rise. The legislation adapts the complex civil service ranking system to calculate these pensions based on education. Four-year university graduates will be placed at a higher baseline tier, while others start at a lower rank.
