At the beginning of the month, many private and public banks had announced the current bonus amounts. Retirees from SSK, Bağ-Kur, and the Pension Fund can benefit from bonus campaigns if they commit to receiving their pensions from the same bank for 3 years. Retirees seeking additional income prefer banks that offer the highest bonuses. Transferring retirement benefits can be done at bank branches or online. Many sources claimed that there are efforts underway to sign a new bonus protocol between the SSAA and banks. So, which bank offers how much retirement bonus? Here are the banks with the highest bonuses in February 2025…Retirement bank bonus campaigns are receiving significant attention. Private and public banks are announcing the details of bonus payments individually. Yapı Kredi, TEB, Garanti Bank, Denizbank, ING Bank, Şekerbank, İş Bank, Ziraat Bank, Halkbank, Vakıfbank, have revealed the details of bonus payments. Bonus payments vary according to banks. The pension ranges of SSK, Bağ-Kur, and Pension Fund retirees also affect bonus payments. Retirees who transfer their pensions, benefit from the bonus campaign but fail to fulfill the 3-year commitment can transfer their pensions to a new bank by paying a penalty. So, which banks offer the highest retirement bonuses? Here are the current retirement bank bonus campaigns…Bonus payments for retirees vary according to the policies of banks. As of February 2025, the highest retirement bonus reaches up to 21,000 Turkish Liras. Discussions are expected to update bank bonus payments between the SSAA and banks in March. However, there are no official initiatives on this matter.Ziraat Bank: The bank’s statement mentioned, “In order for customers receiving retirement pensions through our bank to benefit from the bonus payment, it is enough for them to apply to receive payments through our bank for 3 years.” Halkbank: Those with salaries ranging from 10,000 to 15,000 liras can benefit from an 8,000 lira bonus, while those with salaries ranging from 15,000 to 20,000 liras can receive a 10,000 lira bonus, and those with salaries over 20,000 liras can receive a 12,000 lira bonus. Vakıfbank: Those with 10,000 liras and above can get 5,000 liras, those with salaries between 10,000 and 15,000 liras can receive 8,000 liras, those with salaries ranging from 15,000 to 20,000 liras can get 10,000 liras, and those with over 20,000 liras could receive 12,000 liras in bonuses.Retirees who commit to receiving their pensions from İş Bank for 3 years can receive a bonus payment after transferring their pension to their İş Bank account and pledging to receive their pension through İş Bank for 3 years: 0 – 9,999 TL receive 5,000 TL; 10,000 – 14,999 receive 8,000 TL; 15,000 – 19,999 receive 10,000 TL; 20,000 or more receive 12,000 TL.Making a commitment to receive your retirement pension from Şekerbank for 3 years, retirees can receive the following bonus payments: 0-9,999 TL receive 5,000 TL; 10,000-14,999 receive 8,000 TL; 15,000-19,999 receive 10,000 TL; 20,000 or above receive 12,000 TL.”Existing and new retired pension customers who commit to receiving their pension from our bank for 3 years and receive cash bonus payments can benefit from the campaign. The campaign is valid for customers who receive cash bonuses between February 1 and February 28, 2025.”Retirees receiving 10,000 TL or less (excluding 10,000 TL) can receive a 6,250 TL retirement pension bonus, while those receiving 10,000 TL – 15,000 TL (excluding 15,000 TL) can receive a 10,000 TL retirement pension bonus, those receiving 15,000 TL – 20,000 TL (excluding 20,000 TL) can receive a 12,500 TL retirement pension bonus, and those receiving over 20,000 TL can receive a 15,000 TL cash retirement pension bonus.”You can transfer your retirement pension to our bank through MobilDeniz or e-Government without the need to come to our branches, and by calling our branches and 0850 222 0 800 contact center, you can take pledging to receive your pension from our bank for 3 years and enter the bonus application.”Retirees receiving from 0-9,999 TL can get 5,000 TL, from 10,000 – 14,999 TL can get 8,000 TL, from 15,000 – 19,999 TL can get 10,000 TL, and those receiving 20,000 TL and above can get 12,000 TL in cash bonus payments.The Retirement Bonus Campaign is valid from February 1 – 28, 2025. Those who receive their retirement pensions from Garanti BBVA can receive cash bonuses up to 15,000 TL. The bonus amounts from Garanti Bank may vary according to the salary range. Details regarding bonus payments can be accessed through Garanti BBVA Mobile application or branches without having to visit a branch.The statement from the bank stated, “Customers who transfer their retirement pensions to TEB and commit to receiving it through our bank for 36 months can earn a total bonus of up to 21,000 TL (an additional 9,000 TL bonus in addition to the main bonus of 12,000 TL). You can earn up to 21,000 TL bonus by adding an additional bonus to your 2 or more (mandatory Electricity or Gas bill) automatic invoice payment instruction.” The distribution starts as: 0-10,000 TL – 5,000 TL + 9,000 TL + 14,000 TL; 10,000-15,000 TL is 8,000 TL + 9,000 TL …