Retirement Pension Bank Promotions 2025: Which Banks Offer the Highest Promotion Payments in February?

Both private and public banks continue to announce new retirement pension bank promotions. Following the 15.75% increase in SSI, Bağ-Kur, and Retirement Fund pensions, banks are offering special promotion payments to retirees who receive their pensions from their own banks for three years. The one-time promotion payments to those who transfer their retirement pensions vary depending on the bank. The amount of retirement pension also affects the promotion amount in a similar way. So, which bank offers how much retirement promotion? Here are the current retirement bank promotion amounts for February…With the increase in retirement pensions, banks have updated their promotion amounts. Newly retired individuals or those aiming to change their current bank for receiving their pension prefer banks offering the highest promotions. With the increase in promotions for SSI, Bağ-Kur, and Retirement Fund retirees, the new amounts range from 12,000 to 27,000 Turkish liras. Besides retirement promotions, banks also offer various benefits to retirees. So, which bank offers the highest retirement promotion? How much does each bank offer in promotions? Here are the details on promotion payments…With the recent increase in retirement pensions, retirement pension bank promotions have also been updated. Some banks offer promotion payments up to 27,000 TL including special additional payments to their customers. Promotion payments vary depending on the banks and the amount of the retirement pension. According to an announcement by Yapı Kredi Bank, customers who commit to receiving their SSI pension from Yapı Kredi for three years between February 1, 2025, and February 28, 2025, will receive cash promotions up to 20,000 TL. The bank stated, “Upon signing the Promotion Commitment Form, customers will receive cash promotions of 6,250 TL if their monthly net income is 9,999 TL or less, 10,000 TL for income between 10,000 TL and 14,999 TL, 12,500 TL for income between 15,000 TL and 19,999 TL, and 15,000 TL for income over 20,000 TL.”Akbank has updated its retirement bank promotion amounts. According to the announcement, the promotion amounts range from 6,250 TL to 17,500 TL. “Our customers who transfer their SSI, Bağkur, or Retirement Fund pension to Akbank between February 1, 2025, and February 28, 2025, and commit to receive their monthly pension from our bank for three years will benefit from promotions up to 15,000 TL. Additionally, during the campaign period, SSI retirees with Akbank Demand Deposit Account or Axess/Wings credit cards will receive 500 TL per automatic bill payment instruction for the first 5 new bills, totaling up to 2,500 TL cash reward with 17,500 TL in total.”Retirees receiving their pensions from Garanti BBVA can get cash promotions up to 15,000 TL! Garanti BBVA offers cash promotion advantages of 6,250 TL for retirees with pensions up to 10,000 TL, 10,000 TL for those with pensions between 10,000 TL and 15,000 TL, 12,500 TL for those between 15,000 TL and 20,000 TL, and 15,000 TL for retirees with pensions over 20,000 TL. To benefit from the retirement promotion advantage, retirees must commit to receiving their income or pensions from Garanti BBVA for 3 years between February 1, 2025, and February 28, 2025.Retirees transferring their pension to VakıfBank can receive payments up to 27,000 TL! In addition to promotions up to 12,000 TL, SSI retirees transferring their pension to VakıfBank will have the opportunity to earn a total of 1,500 TL per month or 15,000 TL in total through VakıfBank Troy Retirement Credit Card purchases. The promotional payment amounts vary based on the monthly retirement income; retirees with monthly pensions of up to 10,000 TL (excluding 10,000 TL) will receive a total of 5,000 TL for 3 years, while those with pensions ranging between 10,000 TL and 15,000 TL (excluding 15,000 TL) will receive a total of 8,000 TL, those between 15,000 TL and 20,000 TL (excluding 20,000 TL) will receive a total of 10,000 TL, and those with pensions over 20,000 TL will receive a total of 12,000 TL in cash as promotion payments.The First Payment Month: March The Spending Month: March The Extra Cash Payment Month: April By committing to receive their pensions from TEB for 36 months, customers can earn promotion payments up to 21,000 TL (9,000 additional promotions besides 12,000 TL basic promotion). You can earn additional promotions by setting up 2 or more (with the obligation of an electricity or gas bill) automatic bill payment instructions, to earn a total of up to 21,000 TL in promotions.