Additional Indicator Statement from Erdoğan

Making a statement after the cabinet meeting, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that they will increase the additional indicators of all civil servants by 600 points.

Additional Indicator Explanation from Erdogan. Making a statement after the Cabinet meeting, which took place at the Presidential Complex and lasted for approximately 2 and a half hours, President Erdoğan said that they will increase the additional indicators of all civil servants by 600 points regarding the additional indicator expected by millions of civil servants. Erdoğan said, “We have completed the additional indicator regulation work of our officers. We have brought it to the stage where it will be submitted to the discretion of the assembly. We promised to increase the additional indicators of teachers, police, health workers and religious officials to 3600. However, we have seen that the increase to be made for these duties will disrupt the hierarchy among civil servants. We have decided to increase the additional indicators of all civil servants by 600 points, making a sacrifice in favor of public employees. President Erdoğan continued his speech as follows:

“All of our 5.3 million public servants in our country, including those in the auxiliary services class, will benefit from this regulation starting next year. All beneficiaries will be upgraded to 3600 additional indicators, provided that they have reached the first degree. The additional indicators of the general managers were increased to 4,400, and the indicators of the branch managers and district managers were increased from 2,200 to 3 thousand. With the additional indicator, although there is a small increase in civil servant salaries, it brings serious gains in retirement bonus and salaries. The pension of the 30-year-old civil servant, whose additional indicator is increased to 3600, will increase between 1234 and 1391 liras, and his retirement bonus will increase between 44 thousand and 50 thousand 150 liras. It will take place at much higher levels compared to the beginning of the year when the regulation will be implemented. It will also be reflected in the salaries of public officials. We will carry out this with an improvement arrangement regarding personal rights, especially for civil administrations. I wish the additional indicator to be successful.”

Interest Reduction

President and AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdogan also made an assessment on inflation.

“Cost of living is the problem, not inflation”

Erdogan said the following on the subject:

"Is inflation a problem? Yes, it is a problem, but is the inflation alone the main cause and solution to Turkey's problems? Absolutely not. If it were, our country would have solved all its problems thanks to the economic programs centered on fighting inflation, which were implemented countless times in the past... It's not inflation, the cost of living is the problem. Our years have been wasted with high interest rates by not raising the Turkish economy above a certain level. The first step of this vicious circle begins with the definition of inflation. According to those who are umbilical cordial to the economic channels of the West, inflation stems from the excessive consumption of people and the public. It is thought of as reducing consumption and lowering prices. Who is the winner here? It's a dry cut. They are the owners of hot money from outside. We should not forget the importers who have made the country a market for foreign consumption products due to the cheap exchange rate. So who is the loser? Millions who are unemployed and without food and whose hopes have been eroded. We put aside the economic recipes that will make the rich richer and the poor poorer by increasing the interest rate, instead, we started to implement our Turkish Economy Program based on growth through investment, employment, production and current surplus."