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One of the main responsibilities of employers in accordance with the Turkish Social Security Law, is to pay social insurance premiums to the Social Security Institution. Accordingly, employers who employ insured people within the scope of the subparagraph (a) of the first paragraph of the Article 4 of the Act No. 5510, shall deduct the...

One of the obligations imposed on employers within the scope of the Turkish Social Security System is the obligation to keep books, records and documents belonging to workplaces and to submit them to authorized public officials if necessary. Within the scope of the Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Act No. 5510, employers and business...

Survivors’ Pension is one of the social insurance allocation provided to insured in the Turkish Social Security Regime. Survivors’ Pension is being provided by the Social Security Institution of Turkey in line with the provisions of the Social Insurance and General Healthcare Insurance Act No. 5510.   What are the Eligibility Conditions for Survivors’ Pension?...

Maternity service borrowing is one of the rights provided by the Turkish Social Insurance Law for the female insured. Maternity service barrowing allows women to include the periods when they cannot work due to giving birth to the retirement payment days by borrowing service from the Social Security Institution (SSI). In this way, female employees...

The concept of “employer’s representative” constitutes utmost importance within the scope of Turkish Social Insurance Law. The concept is being defined in the Social Insurance and General Healthcare Insurance Act No. 5510. In this regard, the person who performs the task of managing the entirty of the work or the service on behalf and on...

The concept of “subcontractor” constitutes utmost importance within the scope of Turkish Social Insurance Law. The concept is being defined in the Social Insurance and General Healthcare Insurance Act No. 5510. In this regard, a subcontractor is a third party that receives work from an employer in a job related to the production of goods...

Funeral allowance is one of the rights provided to the insured within the Turkish Social Security System. As provisioned by the Act No. 5510, the funeral allowance is a one-time aid provided to the family of the deceased insured, based on the tariff determined by the Social Security Institution’s Board of Directors and approved by...

In the Turkish Social Security system, some special rights have been provisioned to working mothers who care for their severely disabled children. Within the scope of the Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Law No. 5510, female insured women who request an old-age pension and have a severely disabled child who needs constant care of...

Turkey has been supportive of breastfeeding and has implemented measures to encourage and protect the practice. The country has provisions in its Labour Law that allow mothers to take breaks for breastfeeding during working hours. These breaks are paid and are aimed at providing mothers with the necessary time and space to breastfeed or express...

In Turkey, employees who are involved in a work accident are entitled to certain social security rights designed to protect their well-being and provide financial support during their recovery. In-line with the Social Insurance and General Healthcare Insurance Act No. 5510, employees are being protected against work accidents and occupational diseases. The Turkish government has established...