İstanbulkart is a practical card that facilitates payments across many services in İstanbul beyond public transportation. If you lose your card, suspect it’s in someone else’s hands, or simply no longer use it, you may want to cancel it. Although this is often described as “closing the card,” several factors operate behind the scenes such … Read more

Many positions have been opened in both public and private sectors in our country to help citizens with disabilities reintegrate into society and to demonstrate that their disabilities are not barriers. In addition to employment opportunities, the state provides various social supports—especially in health care—which also benefit the parents and caregivers of people with disabilities. … Read more

The Reform Law No. 5510 reorganized the rights and obligations related to insurance status. According to Article 4 and subparagraphs a, b and c of paragraph 1 of the Reform Law, employees who previously retired under the former SSK are classified as 4/a insured, self-employed persons who formerly retired under Bağ-Kur are classified as 4/b … Read more

The long-awaited tax and social security (SGK) restructuring bill has been approved by the parliament following recent deliberations. According to the law, those wishing to restructure tax and SGK debts can apply until the end of the year. Debt Restructuring Approved The bill, which had been discussed in the Grand National Assembly and covers debt … Read more

E-Government Inheritance Inquiry refers to checking the inheritance rights that belong to an individual from a deceased relative via the e-Government (e-Devlet) system. To perform an e-Government inheritance inquiry, the Turkish ID number (T.C. kimlik numarası) of the deceased must be known. This inquiry is carried out through the official e-Government portal. Note that this … Read more

Restructuring personal loans up to 60 months has started being announced by banks one after another. Following the announcement by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the restructuring loans initially offered through Ziraat Bank to help citizens with credit card debts—and later supported by Vakıfbank and Halkbank—have had their scope expanded. This arrangement, which covers nearly 26 … Read more

As globalization and information technologies rapidly expand, our country has implemented many developments to keep pace with the times. The e-Government gateway is one of the most important internet services that emerged from these advancements. The e-Government platform brings together citizens, public institutions, and business life to deliver services online through computers. Many procedures have … Read more

Retirement application is the first and most important step for a person who has worked many years and now intends to leave the workforce and start receiving a pension. However, the question of when the application should be submitted is highly important for the timing of pension payments and the amount to be received. We … Read more

Breaking News: The Central Bank Announces July 2020 Interest Rate Decision. According to the latest bulletin, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey held its July 2020 meeting. Following the meeting, the interest rate decision was announced. In line with market expectations, the Central Bank decided to keep the … Read more

The Social Security Institution (SGK) Will Cover Payments for Coronavirus Medical Leave. The coronavirus, which emerged about four months ago and has spread worldwide, has also been detected in Turkey. Citizens who receive medical leave due to coronavirus will have their lost workdays paid by SGK. According to the regulation, SGK will pay for up … Read more