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International Assignment Services
January 26, 2012
Turkey
Labour law and social security bulletin
In Brief
An International
Assignment Services
(IAS) Network
Publication.
This article is intended
to highlight general
issues and is not a
comprehensive
statement of the topic
or the laws of that
country.
With a recent circular, it has been
declared that individuals residing in
Turkey, who are not covered under any
country’s social security scheme, should
be registered to the Turkish social
security scheme.

Foreign nationals who are covered
under their home country’s social
security scheme should submit the
documents showing their coverage
to the Turkish Social Security
Institution.

Foreign nationals who are not
covered under their home country
social security scheme should
register to the Turkish social
security scheme by January 31,
2012.

Foreign nationals who do not
receive such notification; and who
are not covered under their home
country social security scheme
should register to the Turkish social
security scheme within 1 month
after residing in Turkey for 1 year.
Rule application
The application of this rule for foreign
nationals living in Turkey will be as
follows:

A notification will be sent by the
Social Security Institution to the
foreign nationals living in Turkey
who are not registered to the
Turkish social security scheme.
Notifications
Upon receipt of this notification:
For more information, please do not hesitate to contact:
Ekin Altintas
+90 (212) 326 6428
[email protected]
Onur Erol
+90 (212) 326 6060
[email protected]
Cumhur Dulger
+90 (212) 326 6266
[email protected]
This document is for general information purposes only, and should not be used as a substitute for consultation with professional advisors.
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