The Turkish Labour and Employment Agency (İŞKUR) is a government agency in Turkey that is responsible for overseeing the labour market and providing employment services to citizens. It was established in 1946 and operates currently under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The Unemployment Insurance Fund, one of the biggest funds...
The Social Security Institution (SSI) of Republic of Turkey is a public institution responsible for providing social security benefits to eligible individuals, such as retirement pensions, disability benefits and survivor benefits. The institution also finances the healthcare expenses for the population who are within the scope of the social insurance system. The SSI operates under...
The old-age pension system in Turkey is a multi-tiered system that includes both social security and private pension options. The social security system, as governed by the Social Security Institution (SSI), is mandatory for all workers and covers approximately 85% of the population as workers, pensioners or dependents. Employees contribute to the system through payroll...
in Turkey, the legal definition of “work accident” is made by the Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Code No. 5510, as this is the primary law of the Turkish Social Security Regime. According to the Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Code No. 5510, a “work accident” is defined as an event that occurs...
The Turkish Social Security System is a system established to provide financial support for healthcare, retirement, invalidity, legal dismissal, incapacitation, and death for workers and social insurance holders. The system is a social insurance network run by the state and financed by deductions from the workers’ companies and by themselves for independent workers. The system...
Occupational health and safety regulation in Turkey is governed by the Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331 (OHSL) which was enacted in the year 2012. The law aims to protect the health and safety of workers in the country by setting out the rights, responsibilities, and obligations of employers, employees, and the government in...
Foreign nationals residing in Turkey are required to have mandatory private health insurance in order to obtain a residence permit. The Provincial Directorates of Migration Management consider private health insurance a necessary requirement for issuing a residence permit. With this insurance, foreigners can access contracted private hospitals at a discounted rate. This requirement is not...
A compulsory public health insurance system called the General Healthcare Insurance has been implemented in Turkey nationwide. The General Healthcare Insurance refers to the compulsory insurance system that ensures that everyone can benefit from healthcare services free of charge (or with symbolic minimum contributions) throughout the country, and can enjoy healthcare services that are financed...
A compulsory public health insurance system called the General Healthcare Insurance has been implemented in Turkey nationwide. The General Healthcare Insurance refers to the compulsory insurance system that ensures that everyone can benefit from healthcare services free of charge (or with symbolic minimum contributions) throughout the country, and can enjoy healthcare services that are financed...
In the Turkish Social Insurance Regime, retirement pensions are being calculated as net amount and deposited into the accounts of the retired person directly. No deductions are made under any name such as income tax, support premium, health insurance, basic deduction, age deduction, early payment deduction etc. from various incomes and pensions such as old-age...
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