With the approach of March, retirees from SSK, Bağ-Kur, and Retirement Fund, along with other eligible individuals, turned their attention to holiday bonus raises. In 2024, holiday bonuses reached 3,000 liras with a 50% increase. Retirees received a 15.75% raise in the new year, along with several other social benefits seeing an increase. Alongside retirees, champion athletes, widows, orphans, elder allowance recipients, security guards, and many other eligible individuals can benefit from these bonuses. Calculations for potential raise rates for holiday bonuses in the new year have been made. So, how much will Retirement Holiday Bonuses be in 2025? Here are the latest developments on the raise rate for retirement holiday bonuses…Holiday bonuses, one of the additional income sources for retirees, are also available to many eligible individuals besides SSK, Bağ-Kur, and Retirement Fund retirees. The holiday bonus payment is deposited according to the share rate for widows and orphans. Bonuses, paid twice a year, are directly transferred to the retirement pension accounts without the need for applications. As Ramadan approaches, millions of retirees are eager to learn about the holiday bonus raise. While the raise rate for retirement pensions increased by 15.75% twice a year, the expectations for holiday bonuses have heightened. So, what will be the percentage increase for Retirement Holiday Bonuses? Here is the calculation done…A new study on retirement holiday bonuses will be conducted by the economic administration. Minister of Labor and Social Security, Vedat Işıkhan, previously announced that they would carry out studies on holiday bonuses. Expectations for the upcoming raise rate for retirement holiday bonuses have been increasing, ranging between 20% and 40%. Holiday bonuses, which were raised by 50% last year, reached 3,000 liras. A 15.75% raise was applied to SSK, Bağ-Kur, and Retirement Fund pensions at the beginning of 2025. It is expected that the bonus increase will not fall below this rate. If there is a 20% raise for holiday bonuses, they will increase to 3,600 liras; with a 25% raise, they will reach 3,750 liras. If the raise rate is at 30%, bonuses will increase by 900 liras, reaching 3,900 liras. Particularly with the heightened expectation of a 35% raise, the holiday bonus will exceed the 4,000 lira mark and become 4,050 liras. In the case of a 40% raise, retirees’ bonuses will increase to 4,200 liras.Not only SSK, Bağ-Kur, and Retirement Fund retirees will benefit from retirement holiday bonuses. Elderly allowance recipients, duty disability pensioners, disability pensioners, death pensioners, continuous incapacity income recipients, and death income recipients are also eligible. Additionally, families of martyrs, veterans, combat veterans, security guards, champion athletes, and civilians affected by terrorism will be able to benefit from holiday bonuses during both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. As the dates of Eid al-Fitr are calculated based on the Islamic lunar calendar, they fall on different days in the Gregorian calendar each year. Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated 10 days earlier this year compared to the previous year. According to the schedule announced by the Presidency of Religious Affairs, Eid al-Fitr will be observed on March 30 – April 1, 2025. Retirement holiday bonuses are expected to be deposited into accounts a week before the holidays.Retirees or other eligible individuals are not required to apply separately for retirement holiday bonuses. Holiday bonuses will be deposited into accounts through the banks where the pensions are received. SSK, Bağ-Kur, and Retirement Fund retirees can check their payments through bonus query procedures. Bonus payments can be monitored through online banking, mobile banking, and communication numbers of banks.