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By Huseyin Sumer, zaman.com Turkey November 14, 2005 The retirement age will be gradually increased after 2036, told Murat Basesgioglu, the Minister of Labor and Social Security, Zaman regarding forthcoming projects. A new reform package is needed to reduce the Social Security Organization (SSK) deficit, the Social Insurance for Self-Employed (Bag-Kur) Bag-Kur and the Pension Fund for Civil Servants (Emekli Sandigi). The Minister emphasized on the quality of this program being designed to earmark the expenses on an equal basis between the next generations. The use of the latest technology in official organizations will be the most significant reform, revealed Basesgioglu, relating his bright hopes for the future. The system just mentioned will do away with the health booklets, and an individuals' citizenship record number will be enough to track any personal information by hospitals or doctors. It will also be used as a social security number. When a citizen meets the requirements to retire, they can be awarded an old age pension within minutes. Minister Basesgioglu said regarding the retirement age, the most debatable issue is that the retirement age will be raised to 68 in 2075 with a gradual transformation from 2036. The life expectancy in Turkey, minister noted, is to increase in 2036 and therefore the gradual retirement age increase will be the issue from that time on.
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