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Social Security Institution (SGK) Chief Expert İsa Karakaş has projected the minimum wage increase ahead of Turkey's year-end negotiations, estimating the new monthly figure and the percentage raise it would represent. His calculation also extends to the lowest pension payment, giving a benchmark for how much retirees could receive under the same adjustment. The estimate matters because the minimum wage sets the floor for a large share of Turkish workers and indirectly anchors pension and social support levels. Watch for the official minimum wage commission's decision, which typically lands in December and will confirm or revise Karakaş's figures.