The January 2026 salary increase for retirees is becoming clear!

As of September 2025, the announced CPI rate is 3.23%, and the three-month cumulative increase is 7.5%. Based on this data, a 13.64% increase in civil servant salaries and a 1,000 TL base difference has been confirmed. The year-end inflation expectation is projected to be between 16.5% and 18.5%.

SGK Expert İsa Karakaş highlighted that the increase in basic food and housing prices has significantly reduced purchasing power. The government aims to keep inflation below 30% by the end of 2025.

The final rate of the January increase will be clarified with the inflation data for November and December. However, based on the current situation, a salary increase of 16-18% and a 1,000 TL base difference is almost certain.

Experts indicate that after the January increase, tax regulations or additional support may come to the agenda to maintain purchasing power.

Retirees are eagerly waiting to learn the rate of increase they will receive in January. However, the expectation for a flat increase seems unlikely to materialize this year as well.

It is noted that the government has initiated a meticulous period in the fight against inflation to keep the year-end inflation below 30%. Retirees are impatiently waiting to find out how much increase they will receive in January.