Turkish president announces wage raises for civil servants

By Faruk Zorlu

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday announced raising the minimum monthly civil servants wage to 22,000 Turkish liras ($1.124).

"We will arrange the minimum wage raises for civil servants not less than the minimum public worker wage. In July, the minimum civil servant wage will reach 22,000 Turkish liras," Erdogan said in the capital Ankara.

Erdogan added that the civil servants' pay increase will also "automatically be reflected in the retirement salary. I instructed our Minister to complete this work by July."

On Tuesday, Erdogan announced a 45% wage hike for 700,00 public workers, raising the minimum monthly public worker wage to 15,000 Turkish liras ($768).