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SGK Incentives

SGK Incentives

SGK Incentive Consultancy

Cut your premium costs and grow your business

Social security (SGK) incentives significantly reduce the insurance premium burden of private-sector employers that meet certain conditions. We analyse which incentive you can use for each employee and for how long, and we manage the process for you, from the application to the monthly notifications.

Save money

Lower your premium cost per employee by applying every incentive you qualify for.

Detailed analysis

We check incentive eligibility for each of your employees and report the amounts you can benefit from.

Ongoing support

For new hires, we plan together which incentive to apply before the employee starts.

Fast and reliable

We calculate different incentives side by side and present the most advantageous combination clearly.

Current legislation

We follow changes in social security legislation closely and reflect them in our calculations in the same period.

Confidentiality

Your reports are prepared in line with the Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) and shared only with authorised people.

Why it matters

Benefits of SGK incentives for employers

SGK incentives are premium reductions and premium support offered by the Social Security Institution to employers that meet certain conditions. Their main aims are to increase employment, expand registered employment and support the competitiveness of businesses.

  • Lower labour costsPart or all of the employer’s share of premiums is covered by the Treasury or the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
  • Room to hireNew staff can be hired at a lower cost, especially young people, women and employees with a vocational certificate.
  • Better cash flowIncentive amounts are deducted from the monthly premium debt, directly reducing what you pay.
  • CompetitivenessLower costs give the business more flexibility in pricing and investment decisions.
  • Registered, protected employmentEmployees are fully covered against retirement, occupational accident and health risks.
  • Support for specific groupsEmploying people with disabilities and people receiving unemployment benefit is encouraged with extra support.
As of 2026

Main SGK incentives available to you

The table below summarises the incentives most often used by private-sector employers in 2026. Each incentive has its own conditions, so every case should be assessed individually before it is applied.

Incentive Who is it for? Support provided Duration
Premium reduction (5 points / 2 points)
Law 5510 art. 81/ı · 05510
All private-sector employers A 5-point reduction in the employer’s share of disability, old-age and death insurance in manufacturing, and 2 points in other sectors Every month, as long as the conditions are met
Employment of young people, women and certificate holders
Law 4447 provisional art. 10 · 06111
Women aged 18 and over, men aged 18–29, unemployed people with a vocational certificate or registered with İŞKUR; who were not insured in the 6 months before hiring The full employer share of insurance premiums on the earnings subject to premium is covered by the Unemployment Insurance Fund 6 – 54 months depending on the person; for hires made until 31.12.2026
Employment of people with disabilities
Law 4857 art. 30 · 14857
Employees with a disability rate of 40% or more (within or above the quota) The full employer share of premiums calculated on the minimum wage is covered by the Treasury Throughout employment
Employment of people receiving unemployment benefit
Law 4447 art. 50 · 15921
People still receiving unemployment benefit on the date they are hired 34.5% of employee and employer premiums on the lower limit of earnings subject to premium is covered by the Fund (up to TRY 11,395.35 per month in 2026) For the employee’s remaining unemployment benefit period
R&D and design staff
Laws 5746 / 4691
R&D, design and support staff working in R&D and design centres and technology development zones Half of the employer’s share of insurance premiums is covered by the Treasury Until 31.12.2028
2026 minimum wage support
Law No. 7573
Private-sector employers that keep the employees they reported on low wages in 2025 TRY 42.33 per premium day (about TRY 1,270 for a full month) offset against the premium debt January – December 2026
Tourism sector premium support
Law No. 7590
Accommodation facilities holding a tourism operation certificate TRY 116.67 per premium day, limited to the facility’s operating period May – December 2026

Common conditions for using incentives

  • Filing withholding and social security returns within the legal deadline,
  • Paying premiums on time,
  • Having no overdue premium, administrative fine or late payment interest debt to SGK (except debts under a regularly paid deferral or restructuring),
  • No finding that unregistered employees have been employed,
  • For incentives that require additional employment, maintaining the average number of insured employees before the hiring.

Incentives that have expired

New hires can no longer be registered under the incentives below; correction requests for past periods should be assessed separately.

  • 17103 / 27103 – Additional employment (new generation) incentive
  • 7252 – Normalisation support
  • 27256 – Plus employment premium support

Some incentives cannot be applied together for the same employee on the same day. The most advantageous incentive depends on the sector, the employee’s profile and the wage level. You can follow current changes in the legislation through our social security circulars.

Can you benefit from SGK incentives?

Let us review your employee list and find out together whether you are missing an incentive.

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