Following the amendment made to the Social Services Law on March 27, 2025, the new Birth Assistance Regulation, which was published in the Official Gazette dated April 10, 2025, and entered into force, regulates the principles regarding birth assistance payments to be made for live-born children as of January 1, 2025. The Regulation expands the scope of birth assistance for Turkish citizens residing in Türkiye and redefines the payment amounts.

Key Amendments Introduced by the Regulation:

As it is known, with the addition of temporary Article 109 to the Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Law No. 5510, the minimum wage support to be provided to employers in 2025 was regulated.

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Regarding the minimum wage support to be provided in 2025, the Social Security Institution has published Circular No. 2025/9 dated March 13, 2025, outlining the procedures to be carried out.

With Circular No. 2025/8 issued by the Social Security Institution on March 11, 2025, an amendment has been made to Circular No. 2013/11 on Insurance Transactions, dated February 22, 2013. As part of this amendment, the following paragraph has been added to the regulations concerning the issuance and cancellation of termination declarations:

"In cases where termination was initially reported without entitlement to severance or notice compensation, but a mediation settlement agreement or court decision subsequently grants such compensation to the employee, the reason for termination shall be updated accordingly. Upon the employee’s or employer’s application to the Institution with a court decision or a mediation settlement agreement bearing the status of an enforceable judgment, the termination reason shall be changed in accordance with the respective court ruling or mediation decision."

As is well known, the 5‑point portion of the employer’s share of disability, old‑age, and death insurance premiums calculated based on the insured’s premium‑related earnings was applied as a discount to employers under certain conditions. However, with the new regulation, except for private sector employers operating in the manufacturing industry, starting from February 2025 the support provided for the employer’s share of disability, old‑age, and death insurance premiums will be applied as 4 points.

The procedures and principles regarding the implementation of this change have been defined by the Social Security Institution (SSI) in Circular No. 2025/6, and the key points are outlined below: