Legislation

23March2015

About General Health Insurance Coverage and Income Test in Türkiye

Refer to the Q&A below for key information on benefiting from the general heath coverage in Türkiye and the scope of the income test.

Author CottGroup Hukuk ve Mevzuat Ekibi, Category Social Security Law and Legislation, Taxation Law

23March2015

Restructed Payment Options for General Health Insurance Coverage

Application deadline for debt restructuring of General Health Insurance premiums in accordance with Law No.6552 is April 30th, 2015.

General Health Insurance (GHI) premiums are accrued from the maximum rate to those who have not applied to an income test. However, provided that they fulfill their income test obligation until March 31st, 2015, they will be allowed to pay their premium debts based on the amount from their income tests applicable from the date of GHI registration.

Those, who are ranked within the lower income group according to the income tests, will benefit from complete cancellation of accrued premium debts and will also receive health service by means of the allowance to be reserved from the Treasury.

Author Selma Kıy, Category Social Security Law and Legislation, Taxation Law

18March2015

The Law Approving the Bilateral Avoidance of Tax Treaty between Mexico and Türkiye

The internal law no. 6594 approving the bilateral treaty between the government of the Republic of Türkiye and the government of the United Mexican States for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evation with respect to taxes on income Korea, dated 17/12/2013 has been enacted and published in the Turkish Official Gazette on 20/02/2015.

Author CottGroup Hukuk ve Mevzuat Ekibi, Category Taxation Law, Bilateral Treaties

09March2015

Activation Procedure for the General Health Insurance Coverage in Türkiye

Under the social security legislation in Türkiye, employees need to apply to the relevant social security institution where their workplace is registered in order to activate their health insurance. Otherwise, they will have to pay for the services received at health institutions. In order to prevent such an undesirable outcome, new as well as terminated employees whose insurance has been deactivated can activate or reactivate their general health insurance online. Foreign employees working with a valid work permit, on the other hand, will have to activate their health coverage by applying in person to the SSI institution where their employer is registered. Otherwise, they will not benefit from health services as an insured employee despite the fact their coverage is paid by their employer.

Author Selma Kıy, Category Social Security Law and Legislation