Public sector unions across the country staged a one-day strike to protest the Government’s wage offer for 2026-27, which unions say is inadequate amid soaring living costs. The action disrupted transportation and public services nationwide. The Government’s first proposal, unveiled on 12 August, offered a 10% raise for the first half of 2026 and 6% for the second half. For 2027, the offer included two 4% raises. A second proposal on 15 August added a TL 1,000 (€ 20.84) increase to base salaries, but unions dismissed it as insufficient. Memur-Sen, the country’s largest public servants’ confederation, said the offer “ignores the reality of inflation.”
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