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FT.com / World / Europe - Early retirement dreams fade as Turkey tackles its growing social security deficit

"Early retirement dreams fade as Turkey tackles its growing social security deficit
By Vincent Boland in Ankara
Published: April 21 2006 03:00 | Last updated: April 21 2006 03:00

In May last year, as his teenage daughters neared university age and he faced the cost of sending them to a cramming school, Mehmet Ozdemir did what millions of Turks have done. He retired at 44, claimed his state pension, and went straight back to work."

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