New Law Guarantees Minimum Wage to Martyrs' Parents, Boosts Veteran Care Pay

However, opposition New Party leader Özgür Özel criticized the proposal as addressing only a fraction of veterans' problems, noting his party's broader bill, co-signed by the İYİ Party and covering 18 laws, has been stalled in committee for two years. "If that bill became law, no family of a martyr or veteran would have any remaining expectation, he said. Some veterans protesting in Ankara's Güvenpark continued their demonstration, saying the measures fall short, while the Turkish Veterans and Martyr Families Foundation welcomed the proposal.

The bill will first be reviewed by the National Defense Commission. Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said the sensitivities of martyrs' families and veterans will be the "fundamental measure" of the peace process.