Minister of Labor and Social Security, Vedat Işıkhan, announced that the 4,000 TL bonus will start to be transferred to accounts as soon as it passes through the Parliament. Speaking before the AK Party group meeting, Minister Işıkhan made a statement regarding the holiday bonuses for retirees. Following the Parliament’s regulation, the retirement holiday bonus will increase from 3,000 TL to 4,000 TL this year with a 33% increase. 16 million retirees will be able to receive their bonuses before the Ramadan and Eid al-Adha holidays. The retirement bonuses will be paid on different days according to the allocation number for SSK, Bağ-Kur, and Emekli Sandığı. It is expected that the payments will be deposited into accounts between March 24-28 this year.