With the October inflation data released by the Turkish Institute of Statistics (TUIK) on November 3, the four-month inflation difference and the four-month total inflation rate, which determine the 2026 salary increase of civil servants and retirees, have been determined.
The inflation gap between civil servant salary increases and pensions is on the agenda of millions of civil servants, retired civil servants, Textbook and Bağ-Kur retirees. The 2026 civil servant salary and pension increases will be determined after the December CPI data is published in January. Civil servants and retirees will begin calculating their salary increases according to the six-month inflation differential. With the monthly inflation announcement of 2.55 in October, the four-month salary increase that civil servants and retirees will receive based on the inflation differential has been locked in. So what will civil servant salaries and pensions be based on the difference in inflation over 4 months?
What is the inflation difference in 4 months?
According to data shared by the Turkish Institute of Statistics (TUIK), October inflation data was published on November 3.
Inflation was announced as 2.06 in July, 2.04 in August and 3.23 in September. In October, inflation was announced as 2.55 and the four-month inflation differential was 5.00%.
HOW MUCH WILL SSI AND BAĞ-KUR PENSIONERS RECEIVE IN JANUARY?
With the announcement of October data of Textbook and Bağ-Kur retirees of 2.55, inflation for the four months totaled 10.25%.
Accordingly; Retirees from SGK and Bağ-Kur will deserve a 10.25% salary increase.
As this increase will be reflected in salaries in January 2026, it will be cumulative according to the monthly inflation rate that will be announced in November and December.
HOW MUCH WILL PARKS AND RETIREMENT PARKS BE INCREASED?
Civil servants and retired civil servants receive inflation differentials in addition to increased collective bargaining.
According to the collective agreement to increase salaries, civil servants and retired employees will receive the first salary increase of 2026 in January.
With the October inflation announcement of 2.55 monthly, total inflation has exceeded 10.25%.
The 4-month inflation gap, the deciding factor in civil servant salary increases, is 5.00%.
According to these calculations, civil servants and pensioners deserve a total increase of 16.56% if the 11% level determined under the 8th term Collective Agreement is added to the 5.00% inflation differential.
