Due to the number of premium days, those who cannot retire are closely following the new steps to be taken regarding gradual retirement. CHP Karabük deputy, Cevdet Akay, presented a bill on gradual retirement to the TBMM. The bill includes reducing the number of premium days paid by tradesmen and civil servants. The Minister of Labor and Social Security made important assessments for those expecting gradual retirement. So, will gradual retirement be introduced, and what will the requirements be? Here is the latest statement on the subject…There has been talk for a long time about whether there will be a new change in the retirement system. With the Retirement Age Regulations (EYT) in March 2023, approximately 2 million people retired. However, those who entered insurance after September 1999 could not benefit from this right. In EYT, men need to have a 25-year insurance period and 9,000 premium payment days. For women, the insurance period decreases to 20 years, and the requirement is 7,200 premium payment days. The Draft Law Amending Some Laws Concerning Economic Regulations is being discussed in the Assembly. With this development, gradual retirement has come into the agenda again. Minister of Labor and Social Security, Işıkhan, put an end to the discussions. So, what are the requirements for gradual retirement, will it be introduced? Here is the current status of gradual retirement…A Draft Law Amending the Social Security and General Health Insurance Law and the Turkish Republic Retirement Fund Law prepared by the Plan Budget Commission Member and CHP Karabük Deputy Cevdet Akay was submitted to the Assembly.In his latest statement, Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan put an end to the discussions on gradual retirement. Işıkhan stated that they are not planning a new change in the retirement system. The Minister used the phrase, “The premium and year requirements needed to retire will continue.”In a television program where he informed about the discussions on gradual retirement, Işıkhan emphasized that there is no issue of victimization. The Minister of Labor and Social Security said, “I think it is not a healthy style to highlight victimization. In this framework, we are working on how we can maintain the current actuarial balance, how we can pay our retirees their pensions regularly, and how we can make health services sustainable.”