89% of all pensioners in Turkey who receive their pension from the ( SSK ) have an income that is below the poverty line. According to a statement made by the Association of Workers in Pension in Turkey (TIED), 4,776.357 people get their pension income from SSK. 89% of these pensioners receive an income that is less than 720 YTL which is the amount to be declared to be the poverty line by the union Turk-Is .