According to the announcement made by the Social Security Institution (SSI) on 18 June 2025, the deadline for the payment of premium debts pertaining to the April 2025 period has been set as June 25, 2025, in cases where such debts are paid through the offsetting of VAT refund receivables.

This adjustment was introduced following a notification by the Revenue Administration of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, indicating that some taxpayers may encounter delays in the offsetting process of their VAT refund receivables against premium debts for the April 2025 period by the initial deadline of June 20, 2025.

A significant update has been made to the "Regulation on the Payment of Wages, Bonuses, and All Similar Entitlements via Banks," as published in the Official Gazette dated June 4, 2025.

According to the amendment:

The obligation to pay net wages and similar entitlements via bank transfer now applies to employers with three or more employees, instead of the previous threshold of five, under the scope of The Press Labour Law No. 5953, the Labor Law, and the Maritime Labor Law.

As part of the Social Security Institution’s (SSI) Notification Portal for Non-Worked Days (also known as e-Vizite), a two-step SMS verification process will be implemented as of July 1, 2025, to enhance user access and data security.

With this new regulation, significant changes will be introduced regarding the use of the system.

By the decision of the Council of State 10th Chamber numbered 2023/170 E. and 2024/1853 K., paragraph 7, subparagraph (a) of Article 97 of the Social Insurance Transactions Regulation and the relevant provisions of the Circular on "Meal Allowance" published based on this article have been annulled. Upon appeal of the decision, the annulment decision was upheld and finalized by the decision of the Council of State Administrative Case Chambers Assembly dated March 6, 2025, numbered 2024/2809 E. and 2025/539 K.

In the reasoning of the decision rendered by the Council of State, the nature of meal allowances provided by employers to employees through meal cards, checks or coupons and their impact on Social Security base amount have been comprehensively evaluated.