Violent protests erupt in Turkey over opposition to raising retirement age to 65
Life expectancy in Turkey is 68.9 years for men and 73.8 years for women.
Wow, can you imagine state-sponsored retirement at age 44?Many people across Turkey joined a brief work stoppage today — the second in a month — to protest against the plan to gradually raise the retirement age to 65, from a current 48 for men and 44 for women.
“We do not want to retire in the grave,” said Izzet Seferberoglu, a 30-year old protester.
Life expectancy in Turkey is 68.9 years for men and 73.8 years for women.