Application Form for Refund of Additional Fee Charged for Newborns (0-28 Days)
TO THE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY SOCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTION ……………… SOCIAL SECURITY PROVINCIAL DIRECTORATE (General Health Insurance / Contracted Health Service Providers Unit) APPLICANT (RELATIVE OF THE PATIENT... Read More
Maternity/Breastfeeding Allowance
1) Concepts: What money are we talking about? 1.1. Maternity leave benefit (maternity sick leave pay) This payment is for work-related expenses incurred due to pregnancy and childbirth... Read More
Permanent Disability Income
1) What is Permanent Disability Income? Permanent disability income is the benefit that covers the period during which an insured person's earning capacity in their profession is reduced due to a work-related accident or occupational disease... Read More
Dowry Payment (Marriage Allowance): Conditions and Application Steps
In the Turkish social security system, the "dowry payment," or officially called the "marriage allowance," is particularly important for female insured individuals receiving widow's or orphan's pensions. Read More
Can a pension be garnished?
For most people, a pension is the only regular source of income they use to sustain their lives. Therefore, the legal system considers a pensioner's pension as "ordinary income that creditors can freely seize...". Read More
Does military service credit reduce the retirement age?
1) Let's clarify the concepts: Is it the "age" that's changing, or the "rule"? When citizens say "my age has been reduced," they are generally confusing two things: the retirement age requirement... Read More
Early Retirement Options: Maternity Leave, Military Service, and Foreign Service Credit
Introduction: What does "early retirement" really mean? While the term "early retirement" seems to refer to a single thing in society, legally and in practice it means two different things... Read More
Disability Retirement
1. Introduction Disability retirement is for individuals who have worked and been insured throughout their working lives but have significantly lost their ability to work due to severe deterioration in their health... Read More
Employment Without Social Security: Complaints, Declaratory Judgments, and Retroactive Premium Claims
Employment without insurance (informal employment) creates "invisible damage" in a worker's life: today it means problems with health insurance, tomorrow it may lead to a reduction in retirement days, and later on, unemployment benefits... Read More
Differences Between 4A, 4B, and 4C and Their Impact on Retirement
1) What are 4A – 4B – 4C? Brief Definitions: In Türkiye, the social security system operates under a single umbrella, Law No. 5510. The public... Read More