- Through employment incentives, employers who hire unemployed persons meeting certain conditions are provided with premium, tax or wage support for varying periods and in varying amounts.
- Although some of these incentives are financed from the Unemployment Insurance Fund, the implementing authority is the Social Security Institution.
- The incentives financed from the Unemployment Insurance Fund for the purpose of protecting and increasing employment are summarised in the table below.
| NAME OF INCENTIVE | LEGAL BASIS |
|---|---|
| INCENTIVE FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND HOLDERS OF A VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION CERTIFICATE | PROVISIONAL ARTICLE 10 OF LAW NO. 4447 |
| INCENTIVE FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT RECIPIENTS | PARAGRAPH FIVE OF ARTICLE 50 OF LAW NO. 4447 |
| MINIMUM WAGE SUPPORT | PROVISIONAL ARTICLE 101 OF LAW NO. 5510 |
INCENTIVE DETAILS
The employer's share of social security premiums, up to the upper limit of premium-based earnings (TL 5,396.14 to TL 40,471.06), for private sector employers who hire persons who are unemployed, until 31.12.2025, is covered by the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
Eligibility Conditions
- The person must have been unemployed for the last 6 months
- The person must be employed in addition to the average number of insured employees in the 6 months preceding the date of employment
- The employer must be a private sector employer
Duration of Benefit
- 24 to 54 months for employers who hire women aged 18 and over,
- 24 to 54 months for employers who hire men aged 18-29,
- 6 to 30 months for employers who hire men aged 29 and over,
- 12 months for those who hire persons holding a vocational qualification certificate or training.
If the person is registered with İŞKUR, 6 months are added to the support period.
Employers are required to submit the monthly premium and service declaration to the SGK within the legal time limit and to pay the premiums within the legal time limit.
Table 1. Periods of Eligibility for Insurance Premium Incentives under Law No. 6111
If a person receiving unemployment benefit is hired by a private sector employer in addition to the average number of insured employees declared in the last six months before the date of hiring, 1% of the short-term insurance premiums calculated on the lower limit of premium-based earnings, together with the whole of the long-term insurance premiums and general health insurance premiums (TL 8,711.84), is covered by the Unemployment Insurance Fund for the remaining period of the person's unemployment benefit.
- The period for which support is provided to the employer is deducted from the person's total entitlement period originally determined for unemployment benefit.
- Employers are required to submit the monthly premium and service declaration to the SGK within the legal time limit and to pay the premiums within the legal time limit.
- If the employee starts work again at the workplace from which he or she left, the provisions of this incentive cannot be benefited from.
Throughout 2025, the amount obtained by multiplying the total number of premium payment days of insured persons reported by workplaces that meet the conditions set out in the relevant article of Law No. 5510 by TRY 33.33 (TRY 1,000 per month) shall be offset against the insurance premiums that these employers will pay to the SGK, and this amount shall be covered by the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
Conditions Required of Employers:
Being the employer of a private sector workplace.
Conditions Required of Insured Persons:
Being among the insured persons to whom the long-term insurance branch provisions apply under subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of Article 4 of Law No. 5510.