The latest situation regarding the collective agreement raise for civil servants and retired civil servants: The Public Arbitration Board's decision is awaited for the 8th collective agreement raise.
The eighth collective bargaining agreement negotiations concerning the financial and social rights of civil servants and retired civil servants failed to reach an agreement. Following the Public Employer Board's application to the Public Arbitration Board, the first meeting was held on August 23. The Board's work schedule, procedures, and principles were discussed and a decision was reached.
The Public Arbitration Board must determine the raise for public servants and retirees within five days. There will be no appeal against the board's announced decision. Its second meeting will be held on August 24th. The deadline is August 27th.
The first offer announced by Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan was 10 percent for the first six months of 2026, 6 percent for the second six months, 4 percent for the first six months of 2027, and again 4 percent for the second six months. On August 15, Işıkhan included a 1,000 TL increase in the base salary of civil servants in the interim negotiations held in addition to the offers. The final offer included an 11 percent increase for the first six months of 2026, 7 percent for the second six months, 4 percent for the first six months of 2027, and again 4 percent for the second six months. The 1,000 TL increase was also included in the offer.
The general demands of the civil servant section were as follows:
The inflation difference will be paid starting from the month in which it exceeds the periodic increase and with a 2 point increase, Collective Agreement bonus will be paid as 2,925₺ per month, 17,600₺ monthly rental assistance will be provided to public servants, 3600 Additional Indicator right will be given to those who reach the 1st degree decided in the 7th period, Spouse allowance will be increased to 11,710₺; Increasing the child benefit to 5,850 ₺ for each child up to 2 children and 8,780 ₺ for 3 and above children, 23,410 ₺ religious holiday bonus for public officials and retirees on religious holidays, Income Tax being fixed at 15 percent, Public officials being given an additional degree, The disciplinary punishment amnesty last issued in 2005 being reissued under certain conditions, Promotion and Title Change Exams being held at certain intervals, Birth benefit being 11,710 ₺, marriage benefit being 55,600 ₺, and death benefit being doubled, Clothing benefit being 17,600 ₺ annually, and food benefit being 235 ₺ daily, Increasing the indicator figure in the seniority salary calculation to 100, The end of the 25-year term limitation Transportation services for all public officials, regardless of whether they are in the central or rural areas, Free nursery services, 8,780₺ nursery aid for each child in places where there is no such service, Increase paid maternity leave to 60 weeks, Extend breastfeeding leave periods, Fulfill accessibility practices and positive obligations for disabled public officials, Increase in additional payment rates of personnel in the General Administrative Services class by 5,560₺ and in additional payment rates of personnel in the auxiliary services class by 4,450₺,
Transferring the personnel in the Auxiliary Services Class to the Technical Services Class or General Administrative Services Class according to their titles, increasing the Additional Payment and Special Service Compensation points of the engineers and personnel in the Technical Services Class, also giving the Technical Responsibility Additional Payment, redetermining the financial rights of the administrators with the title of branch manager, director, deputy director, veterinarian, chief, supervisor etc., giving the position and duty compensation, paying additional responsibility, paying overtime and per diem to public servants, improving the financial rights of retired public servants, closing the difference between duty salary and retirement salary, Decided in the 7th Term; The articles concerning the implementation of Law No. 4688, which includes the right to organize, collective bargaining and strike in compliance with international norms and guarantees the right to politics, were included. The raise proposal presented to the Public Employer Board was as follows: 10% welfare share for 2026, 25% for the first six months and a base salary of 10,000 liras, and a 20% increase for the second six months, totaling 88%; and for 2027, a 20% increase for the first six months, a base salary of 7,500 liras, and a 15% increase, totaling 46% increase.
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