ANKARA - Turkish parliament started Thursday to debate the social security bill.
"Turkey has to see its social security in a 50-60 year perspective, and this is a reform to rehabilitate the upcoming 50-70 years," Turkish Labor & Social Security Minister Faruk Celik told MPs during the parliamentary session.
Celik said daily or seasonal arrangements regarding social security have unfortunately brought Turkey face to face serious problems.
"We have taken this risk for our country and nation and upcoming generations, and brought up this bill to the parliament," he also said.
On Monday, Celik and representatives of Turkish employers and employees agreed on the number of days one has to work in order to get retire, which is 7,200 days.
The bill gradually raises the retirement age to 65 for both women and men (actually 58 for women and 60 for men).
(BRC-AY)