The Pension Fund (Emekli Sandığı) was established in 1954 as a social security system for civil servants working in public institutions. While the Pension Fund covers civil servants who are currently employed or retired from public service, SSK and BAĞ-KUR provide social security for workers in other sectors. Previously operating under the Ministry of Finance, the Pension Fund was transferred in 2006 to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security in accordance with legislation, bringing Emekli Sandığı, SSK and BAĞ-KUR together under a single authority. Civil servants covered by the Pension Fund receive a range of social and health benefits. According to the Pension Fund retirement calculation table, those who meet the retirement requirements are eligible to retire. Members covered by the Pension Fund receive free examinations and treatment at state hospitals, specialty hospitals, training and research hospitals, and local health centers. If you choose a private health provider, treatment may be free depending on the contributions paid to the Pension Fund and whether the private provider charges an extra fee; if the provider applies a surcharge based on insurance contributions, you are responsible for paying that difference.
Under laws governing Pension Fund retirement calculations, pensions of deceased civil servants are not cut off; subject to certain conditions, pension payments can be transferred to eligible first-degree relatives.
How Is Pension Fund Retirement Calculated?
Civil servants working in public institutions must meet several conditions to qualify for retirement. The main criteria are insured service period, number of insurance premium payment days, and age. According to relevant legislation, civil servants who have completed the required insured service period, reached the required number of premium payment days, and met the age requirement become eligible for retirement based on the Pension Fund retirement calculation table.
Male civil servants who began working in public institutions before September 8, 1999, can retire at their own request once they have completed 25 years of insured service. For men who started before that date, specific laws defining required premium payment days and age criteria do not apply, so meeting a 25-year insured service period is sufficient under the Pension Fund calculation rules. Female civil servants who started before that date can retire once they complete 20 years of insured service.
Male civil servants who started work and became insured on September 8, 1999, are eligible for retirement by age if they are 50 or older and have at least 10 years of insured service. The same conditions apply to women who started on that date, according to the Pension Fund retirement calculation table.
For civil servants who started on or after September 8, 1999, the Pension Fund retirement calculation requires that men be 60 years old with at least 9,000 insurance premium payment days. For women who started in the same period, the requirement is 58 years of age and at least 9,000 premium payment days.
Also for those who began work on or after September 8, 1999, male civil servants can retire by age if they have completed 5,400 premium payment days and reached 61 years of age; the same conditions apply to women who started on that date.
For male civil servants who began employment on or after May 1, 2008, the required number of insurance premium payment days is set at 9,000. The age requirement is determined by a gradual increase schedule tied to the date when the 9,000 premium days are achieved. Female civil servants who started on or after May 1, 2008, are subject to the same pension conditions as male civil servants under the Pension Fund calculation table.
How to Access the Pension Fund Retirement Calculation Table
Civil servants who want to retire do so based on laws administered by the Social Security Institution and must meet the specified conditions. When these conditions are met, you become eligible for retirement according to the Pension Fund retirement calculation table. The table lets you quickly calculate how close you are to retirement. To use it, first visit the Social Security Institution’s website. Fill in the required fields on the retirement calculation page with your information accurately to complete the Pension Fund retirement calculation process.
